Kiavi Funding · Illinois · 2025

Kiavi Funding in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kiavi Funding took 1,239 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #71 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.4% of them and denied 5.0% (11.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.2kApplicationsin IL
11.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
9.95%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $185,000
$103MVolume26 counties

Kiavi Funding in Illinois vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-12.12 pts vs state
11.6%Decision denial rate-10.05 pts vs state
37.4%Origination rate-21.37 pts vs state
9.95%Median rate+3.20 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
463Loans originated
62Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336223112.4%10.95%#143
20244693478.3%10.45%#126
20251,2394635.0%9.95%#71

What Kiavi Funding lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 462 37% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 777 63% · 2.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,239 100% · 5.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Collateral 50 81%
Unverifiable information 10 16%
Other 2 3%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Kiavi Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 53522743 8.0%
Stephenson County 19900 0.0%
Kane County 76572 2.6%
Lake County 64407 10.9%
Macon County 5780 0.0%
Rock Island County 52240 0.0%
St. Clair County 4610 0.0%
DuPage County 36312 5.6%
Winnebago County 33230 0.0%
Will County 32192 6.3%

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: 1,239 applications in 2025, of which 463 were originated and 62 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 11.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Kiavi Funding originated in Illinois in 2025 was 9.95%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Kiavi Funding'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