Sofi Bank · Illinois · 2025

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

Sofi Bank took 2,257 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #39 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.4% of them and denied 7.4% (18.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

2.3kApplicationsin IL
18.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.79%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $185,000
$125MVolume82 counties

Sofi Bank in Illinois vs the state

7.4%Denial rate-9.72 pts vs state
18.8%Decision denial rate-2.85 pts vs state
31.4%Origination rate-27.33 pts vs state
7.79%Median rate+1.04 pts vs state
1.88Rate spread (pts)+1.50 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
709Loans originated
167Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331211110.9%6.75%#160
202457018717.7%6.99%#105
20252,2577097.4%7.79%#39

What Sofi Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 331 15% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 104 5% · 1.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 403 18% · 8.4% denied
Home improvement 83 4% · 9.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1,336 59% · 8.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,147 95% · 7.4% denied
FHA 89 4% · 10.1% denied
VA 21 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 65 39%
Credit history 43 26%
Collateral 25 15%
Other 12 7%
Incomplete application 10 6%
Unverifiable information 8 5%
Employment history 4 2%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Sofi Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 87524072 8.2%
DuPage County 2317821 9.1%
Will County 2136915 7.0%
Kane County 154509 5.8%
Lake County 136446 4.4%
McHenry County 86395 5.8%
Kendall County 53224 7.5%
Madison County 36152 5.6%
St. Clair County 34162 5.9%
Winnebago County 33112 6.1%

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: 2,257 applications in 2025, of which 709 were originated and 167 denied.

7.4% of all applications, or 18.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Sofi Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.79%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Sofi 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