Mortgage lender · Waukegan, IL · LEI 549300WIE2SKOKI8PF63

North Shore Trust and Savings review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

North Shore Trust and Savings earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 50th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

506Applications2025
58.1%Originatedof applications
9.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$96MLoan volume25 states

North Shore Trust and Savings at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

6.7%Denial rate (all applications)-11.26 pts vs national
9.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.82 pts vs national
58.1%Origination rate+0.07 pts vs national
25.3%Withdrawn by applicant
5.9%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$305,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$128kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

50th9.8% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

5th31.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231531018.5%11.3%$30M
20244532976.2%8.1%$88M
20255062946.7%9.8%$96M

What North Shore Trust and Savings lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 312 62% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 102 20% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 13% · 14.7% denied
Home improvement 12 2% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 12 2% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 450 89% · 6.0% denied
FHA 51 10% · 9.8% denied
VA 5 1% · 40.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 52 investment properties.

Why North Shore Trust and Savings denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 34 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 11 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 29%
Other 8 24%
Unverifiable information 2 6%
Employment history 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Collateral 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at North Shore Trust and Savings

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k25947.1%
$50k – $100k139898.3%
$100k – $150k128768.2%
$150k – $250k128846.5%
Over $250k78347.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2520146.7%
25–34120765.9%
35–441246915.5%
45–5492496.8%
55–64955810.1%
65–7441227.1%

Where North Shore Trust and Savings lends

25 states and 76 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois4052466.7%#150
Wisconsin332112.1%#381
Florida1360.0%#847
Indiana8325.0%#589
South Carolina730.0%#590
Texas6116.7%#1,033

Frequently asked questions

North Shore Trust and Savings denied 9.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 50th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason North Shore Trust and Savings gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 32.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 62% of its applications were for home purchases, 34% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 89% conventional, 10% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with North Shore Trust and Savings. Data sources · Methodology