Spring Eq · Illinois · 2025

Spring Eq in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Spring Eq took 3,079 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #30 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 29.9% of them and denied 49.3% (61.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

3.1kApplicationsin IL
61.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
9.65%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $185,000
$78MVolume88 counties

Spring Eq in Illinois vs the state

49.3%Denial rate+32.18 pts vs state
61.2%Decision denial rate+39.48 pts vs state
29.9%Origination rate-28.83 pts vs state
9.65%Median rate+2.90 pts vs state
3.78Rate spread (pts)+3.40 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
921Loans originated
1,518Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,24239769.6%11.05%#31
20242,97587453.9%10.28%#29
20253,07992149.3%9.65%#30

What Spring Eq lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 28 1% · 57.1% denied
Refinance 63 2% · 39.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 280 9% · 49.6% denied
Home improvement 909 30% · 47.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,799 58% · 50.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,079 100% · 49.3% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Incomplete application 876 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 283 19%
Credit history 135 9%
Other 101 7%
Collateral 97 6%
Unverifiable information 24 2%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Spring Eq applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1,279332698 54.6%
Will County 30295153 50.7%
DuPage County 274102112 40.9%
Lake County 21063105 50.0%
Kane County 1545471 46.1%
McHenry County 1404256 40.0%
Kendall County 822435 42.7%
Madison County 632722 34.9%
Winnebago County 611930 49.2%
St. Clair County 551825 45.5%

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: 3,079 applications in 2025, of which 921 were originated and 1,518 denied.

49.3% of all applications, or 61.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Spring Eq originated in Illinois in 2025 was 9.65%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Spring Eq'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