State Department Federal Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

State Department Federal Credit Union in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

State Department Federal Credit Union took 33 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #522 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.5% of them and denied 27.3% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

33Applicationsin IL
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $185,000
$3.6MVolume9 counties

State Department Federal Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

27.3%Denial rate+10.15 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+15.82 pts vs state
45.5%Origination rate-13.29 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.59 pts vs state
$182kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023382236.8%7.40%#493
2024472825.5%8.50%#461
2025331527.3%7.00%#522

What State Department Federal Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 15% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 10 30% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 9 27% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 9 27% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 33 100% · 27.3% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Other 3 33%
Credit history 3 33%
Unverifiable information 1 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%
Collateral 1 11%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most State Department Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 1774 23.5%
DuPage County 522 40.0%
Lake County 321 33.3%
Will County 310 0.0%
McHenry County 101 100.0%
Kendall County 110 0.0%
Kane County 110 0.0%
Knox County 101 100.0%
Jo Daviess 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: 33 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 9 denied.

27.3% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans State Department Federal Credit Union originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are State Department 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