Navy Federal Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

Navy Federal Credit Union in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Navy Federal Credit Union took 3,739 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #26 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.0% of them and denied 25.9% (38.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

3.7kApplicationsin IL
38.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.34%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $185,000
$316MVolume90 counties

Navy Federal Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

25.9%Denial rate+8.80 pts vs state
38.2%Decision denial rate+16.50 pts vs state
41.0%Origination rate-17.77 pts vs state
7.34%Median rate+0.59 pts vs state
0.53Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
1,532Loans originated
969Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,1191,12334.8%7.20%#23
20243,5401,41928.3%7.38%#24
20253,7391,53225.9%7.34%#26

What Navy Federal Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,220 33% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 212 6% · 17.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 474 13% · 27.2% denied
Home improvement 910 24% · 36.4% denied
Other / HELOC 923 25% · 37.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,939 79% · 29.5% denied
VA 800 21% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 338 35%
Credit history 225 23%
Other 199 21%
Collateral 88 9%
Unverifiable information 49 5%
Incomplete application 48 5%
Employment history 12 1%
Insufficient cash 10 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Navy Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1,493499498 33.4%
Lake County 36217263 17.4%
Will County 2769985 30.8%
St. Clair County 25710563 24.5%
DuPage County 1718137 21.6%
Madison County 1356924 17.8%
Kane County 1266222 17.5%
McHenry County 1244930 24.2%
Winnebago County 774610 13.0%
Kendall County 673813 19.4%

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: 3,739 applications in 2025, of which 1,532 were originated and 969 denied.

25.9% of all applications, or 38.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Navy Federal Credit Union originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.34%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Navy Federal Credit Union'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