NFM · Illinois · 2025

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

NFM took 471 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #135 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.8% of them and denied 1.1% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

471Applicationsin IL
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$385,000Median loanstate $185,000
$109MVolume22 counties

NFM in Illinois vs the state

1.1%Denial rate-16.06 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-19.85 pts vs state
55.8%Origination rate-2.90 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.47Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
263Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202353343.8%6.81%#443
202477512.6%7.00%#376
20254712631.1%6.88%#135

What NFM lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 388 82% · 1.0% denied
Refinance 60 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 4% · 5.9% denied
Other / HELOC 6 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 404 86% · 0.7% denied
FHA 53 11% · 3.8% denied
VA 14 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Collateral 2 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%
Insufficient cash 1 20%
Employment history 1 20%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 3521873 0.9%
Will County 29220 0.0%
Lake County 24101 4.2%
DuPage County 21120 0.0%
Kane County 1180 0.0%
McHenry County 750 0.0%
St. Clair County 440 0.0%
Winnebago County 440 0.0%
Macon County 320 0.0%
Sangamon County 210 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: 471 applications in 2025, of which 263 were originated and 5 denied.

1.1% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans NFM originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are NFM'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