Paramount Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Paramount Bank took 37 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #505 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.2% of them and denied 13.5% (17.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

37Applicationsin IL
17.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $185,000
$7.1MVolume10 counties

Paramount Bank in Illinois vs the state

13.5%Denial rate-3.61 pts vs state
17.9%Decision denial rate-3.82 pts vs state
62.2%Origination rate+3.42 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023165605.5%7.13%#256
2024121516.6%6.63%#305
2025372313.5%6.63%#505

What Paramount Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 78% · 10.3% denied
Refinance 4 11% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 8% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 65% · 12.5% denied
FHA 9 24% · 22.2% denied
VA 3 8% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Insufficient cash 2 40%
Collateral 2 40%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 20%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Paramount Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Clair County 1281 8.3%
Madison County 1091 10.0%
Cook County 631 16.7%
Clinton County 311 33.3%
Champaign County 100 0.0%
Macoupin County 100 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
Sangamon County 100 0.0%
Marion County 101 100.0%
Williamson County 110 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: 37 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 5 denied.

13.5% of all applications, or 17.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Paramount Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Paramount Bank'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