New Day Financial · Illinois · 2025

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

New Day Financial took 894 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #85 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.6% of them and denied 26.7% (56.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

894Applicationsin IL
56.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $185,000
$36MVolume89 counties

New Day Financial in Illinois vs the state

26.7%Denial rate+9.61 pts vs state
56.9%Decision denial rate+35.22 pts vs state
18.6%Origination rate-40.17 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.24 pts vs state
0.74Rate spread (pts)+0.36 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
166Loans originated
239Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234897925.6%7.49%#113
202483614324.0%7.63%#80
202589416626.7%6.99%#85

What New Day Financial lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 86 10% · 8.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 774 87% · 28.6% denied
Other / HELOC 23 3% · 47.8% denied

By loan type

FHA 32 4% · 50.0% denied
VA 862 96% · 25.9% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 123 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 74 31%
Other 21 9%
Collateral 20 8%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most New Day Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Clair County 972225 25.8%
DuPage County 521013 25.0%
Lake County 50612 24.0%
McHenry County 45712 26.7%
Winnebago County 43136 14.0%
Tazewell County 3765 13.5%
Sangamon County 3248 25.0%
Kankakee County 31512 38.7%
Rock Island County 30511 36.7%
Vermilion County 27310 37.0%

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: 894 applications in 2025, of which 166 were originated and 239 denied.

26.7% of all applications, or 56.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans New Day Financial originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are New Day 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