The Family · Illinois · 2025

The Family in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Family took 72 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #398 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 23.6% (32.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

72Applicationsin IL
32.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.37%Median ratestate 6.75%
$45,000Median loanstate $185,000
$3.0MVolume8 counties

The Family in Illinois vs the state

23.6%Denial rate+6.49 pts vs state
32.1%Decision denial rate+10.40 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-8.74 pts vs state
7.37%Median rate+0.62 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$84kMedian applicant income
36Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023554014.6%7.25%#434
2024584013.8%7.44%#428
2025723623.6%7.37%#398

What The Family lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 19% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 3 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 17 24% · 17.7% denied
Other / HELOC 35 49% · 34.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 72 100% · 23.6% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 47%
Collateral 3 18%
Credit history 3 18%
Other 2 12%
Employment history 1 6%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most The Family applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rock Island County 38219 23.7%
Cass County 17102 11.8%
Henry County 732 28.6%
Whiteside County 403 75.0%
Pike County 100 0.0%
Schuyler County 110 0.0%
Boone County 110 0.0%
Morgan County 101 100.0%

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: 72 applications in 2025, of which 36 were originated and 17 denied.

23.6% of all applications, or 32.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans The Family originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.37%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are The Family'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