Leaderone Financial · Illinois · 2025

Leaderone Financial in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Leaderone Financial took 978 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #79 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.5% of them and denied 10.9% (13.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

978Applicationsin IL
13.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$265,000Median loanstate $185,000
$206MVolume43 counties

Leaderone Financial in Illinois vs the state

10.9%Denial rate-6.18 pts vs state
13.9%Decision denial rate-7.77 pts vs state
67.5%Origination rate+8.74 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.50Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
660Loans originated
107Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202379554512.2%6.99%#80
20247705268.8%6.99%#88
202597866010.9%6.75%#79

What Leaderone Financial lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 743 76% · 11.2% denied
Refinance 161 16% · 11.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 74 8% · 8.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 732 75% · 8.9% denied
FHA 196 20% · 17.9% denied
VA 46 5% · 10.9% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Other 35 33%
Incomplete application 31 29%
Collateral 17 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 10%
Credit history 8 7%
Unverifiable information 4 4%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Leaderone Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 48834449 10.0%
Will County 86687 8.1%
Tazewell County 63366 9.5%
DuPage County 46365 10.9%
Lake County 46256 13.0%
Sangamon County 39237 17.9%
Peoria County 31175 16.1%
St. Clair County 25174 16.0%
Kane County 24144 16.7%
McHenry County 21150 0.0%

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: 978 applications in 2025, of which 660 were originated and 107 denied.

10.9% of all applications, or 13.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Leaderone Financial originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Leaderone Financial'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