Nationstar Mortgage · Illinois · 2025

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

Nationstar Mortgage took 2,970 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #32 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 15.1% (18.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

3.0kApplicationsin IL
18.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $185,000
$316MVolume82 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in Illinois vs the state

15.1%Denial rate-2.07 pts vs state
18.0%Decision denial rate-3.68 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+7.99 pts vs state
7.88%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
2.41Rate spread (pts)+2.03 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
1,982Loans originated
447Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,39988218.0%6.49%#55
20242,3571,49916.5%7.50%#33
20252,9701,98215.1%7.88%#32

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 246 8% · 7.3% denied
Refinance 404 14% · 16.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 870 29% · 16.3% denied
Home improvement 280 9% · 13.9% denied
Other / HELOC 1,170 39% · 15.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,432 82% · 14.1% denied
FHA 421 14% · 20.4% denied
VA 117 4% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 133 30%
Collateral 133 30%
Other 85 19%
Credit history 36 8%
Incomplete application 32 7%
Unverifiable information 16 4%
Insufficient cash 7 2%
Employment history 5 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1,075691179 16.7%
Will County 31419858 18.5%
DuPage County 25517729 11.4%
Lake County 19812733 16.7%
Kane County 19514021 10.8%
McHenry County 14810516 10.8%
Kendall County 957211 11.6%
Winnebago County 694313 18.8%
St. Clair County 66459 13.6%
Madison County 59424 6.8%

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: 2,970 applications in 2025, of which 1,982 were originated and 447 denied.

15.1% of all applications, or 18.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar Mortgage'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