Mortgage lender · Stillman Valley, IL · LEI 2549006L3U88MNTL7K26

Stillman BancCorp review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Stillman BancCorp earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 45th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.37 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 38th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

297Applications2025
75.4%Originatedof applications
11.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$46MLoan volume8 states

Stillman BancCorp at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

10.4%Denial rate (all applications)-7.54 pts vs national
11.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.52 pts vs national
75.4%Origination rate+17.39 pts vs national
5.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
0.37Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.12 pts vs national
$165,000Median loan amount
$2,464Median total loan costs
$99kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

45th11.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

38th0.37 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

76th5.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

66th1.49% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232351819.4%10.8%6.70%$30M
20242862308.0%8.5%6.74%$38M
202529722410.4%11.1%6.63%$46M

What Stillman BancCorp lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 155 52% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 46 15% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 86 29% · 23.3% denied
Home improvement 10 3% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 292 98% · 9.9% denied
FHA 3 1% · 66.7% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 44 investment properties.

Why Stillman BancCorp denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 31 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 12 39%
Credit history 9 29%
Incomplete application 6 19%
Other 3 10%
Collateral 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Stillman BancCorp

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k341828.1%
$50k – $100k103829.1%
$100k – $150k53418.0%
$150k – $250k564011.8%
Over $250k28233.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34433211.9%
35–44473311.6%
45–5452457.8%
55–6451359.3%
65–74483310.9%
Over 74211428.6%

Where Stillman BancCorp lends

8 states and 26 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois27620810.5%6.64%#202
Wisconsin14117.1%6.50%#451

Frequently asked questions

Stillman BancCorp denied 11.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 45th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Stillman BancCorp gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.7% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Stillman BancCorp originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.37 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 52% of its applications were for home purchases, 44% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 1% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Stillman BancCorp. Data sources · Methodology