Mortgage lender · New Lenox, IL · LEI 54930010ZG6EHTCJ1L21

Old Plank Trail Community Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Old Plank Trail Community Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 64th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

171Applications2025
80.7%Originatedof applications
6.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$141MLoan volume17 states

Old Plank Trail Community Bank at a glance, 2025

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

5.9%Denial rate (all applications)-12.13 pts vs national
6.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.83 pts vs national
80.7%Origination rate+22.67 pts vs national
12.3%Withdrawn by applicant
1.2%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$765,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$257kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

64th6.8% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

42nd13.5%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023684611.8%14.8%$48M
2024110876.4%7.5%$97M
20251711385.9%6.8%$141M

What Old Plank Trail Community Bank 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 114 67% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 42 25% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 5% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 2% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 171 100% · 5.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 25 investment properties.

Why Old Plank Trail Community Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 10 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 5 50%
Insufficient cash 2 20%
Credit history 1 10%
Collateral 1 10%
Other 1 10%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Old Plank Trail Community Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k201611.1%
$150k – $250k30244.0%
Over $250k77653.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3432280.0%
35–44473811.6%
45–5434267.1%
55–6421170.0%

Where Old Plank Trail Community Bank lends

17 states and 45 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois83633.6%#375
California40347.5%#555
Indiana181611.1%#477
Arizona770.0%#567

Frequently asked questions

Old Plank Trail Community Bank denied 6.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 64th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Old Plank Trail Community Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 67% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 Old Plank Trail Community Bank. Data sources · Methodology