Self-Help Federal Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

Self-Help Federal Credit Union in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Self-Help Federal Credit Union took 147 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #297 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 13.6% (15.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

147Applicationsin IL
15.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
8.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $185,000
$24MVolume10 counties

Self-Help Federal Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

13.6%Denial rate-3.51 pts vs state
15.3%Decision denial rate-6.41 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+12.69 pts vs state
8.38%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
1.94Rate spread (pts)+1.56 pts vs state
$69kMedian applicant income
105Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328621617.1%8.50%#170
202428119316.7%8.63%#185
202514710513.6%8.38%#297

What Self-Help Federal Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 145 99% · 13.8% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 147 100% · 13.6% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Collateral 11 55%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 30%
Employment history 3 15%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Self-Help Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1158017 14.8%
Will County 13101 7.7%
Lake County 640 0.0%
DuPage County 651 16.7%
Kane County 220 0.0%
McHenry County 110 0.0%
Kankakee County 110 0.0%
Kendall County 101 100.0%
DeKalb County 110 0.0%
Boone 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: 147 applications in 2025, of which 105 were originated and 20 denied.

13.6% of all applications, or 15.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Self-Help Federal Credit Union originated in Illinois in 2025 was 8.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Self-Help Federal Credit Union'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