Newrez · Illinois · 2025

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

Newrez took 6,033 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #15 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.8% of them and denied 21.9% (41.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

6.0kApplicationsin IL
41.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $185,000
$459MVolume90 counties

Newrez in Illinois vs the state

21.9%Denial rate+4.78 pts vs state
41.0%Decision denial rate+19.28 pts vs state
30.8%Origination rate-27.96 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
1,857Loans originated
1,321Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,2471,27820.9%7.00%#22
20244,9791,71222.3%6.99%#18
20256,0331,85721.9%6.75%#15

What Newrez lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 774 13% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 1,627 27% · 15.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,629 60% · 27.6% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,918 65% · 18.6% denied
FHA 1,525 25% · 34.6% denied
VA 578 10% · 10.7% denied
USDA / RHS 12 0% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 869 66%
Credit history 185 14%
Collateral 86 7%
Unverifiable information 65 5%
Insufficient cash 50 4%
Other 42 3%
Employment history 24 2%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 2,583751566 21.9%
Will County 518173115 22.2%
DuPage County 45915681 17.6%
Lake County 37912378 20.6%
Kane County 30510076 24.9%
McHenry County 2489747 19.0%
St. Clair County 1383834 24.6%
Kendall County 1324629 22.0%
Madison County 1033215 14.6%
Peoria County 942320 21.3%

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: 6,033 applications in 2025, of which 1,857 were originated and 1,321 denied.

21.9% of all applications, or 41.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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