Investor Mortgage Finance · Illinois · 2025

Investor Mortgage Finance in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Investor Mortgage Finance took 53 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #451 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.5% of them and denied 18.9% (31.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

53Applicationsin IL
31.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.65%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $185,000
$6.6MVolume0 counties

Investor Mortgage Finance in Illinois vs the state

18.9%Denial rate+1.75 pts vs state
31.3%Decision denial rate+9.57 pts vs state
41.5%Origination rate-17.23 pts vs state
7.65%Median rate+0.90 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
22Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024712539.4%7.88%#395
2025532218.9%7.65%#451

What Investor Mortgage Finance lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 17% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 19% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 34 64% · 26.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 53 100% · 18.9% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Unverifiable information 3 30%
Credit history 3 30%
Incomplete application 2 20%
Collateral 2 20%

Other large lenders in Illinois

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Guaranteed RateB 17,4794.9%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 16,97119.7%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 15,64413.0%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 13,5749.7%6.49%
U.S. BankD 10,07638.3%7.00%
Crosscountry MortgageB 8,7794.5%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 8,62832.1%7.50%
The Huntington National BankD 8,22631.9%6.99%
BMO BankF 8,00732.7%8.33%
Loandepot.ComD 7,01917.7%6.88%

Frequently asked questions

Illinois: 53 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 10 denied.

18.9% of all applications, or 31.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Investor Mortgage Finance originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.65%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Investor Mortgage Finance's own HMDA filing for properties located in Illinois, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology