Together Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

Together Credit Union in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Together Credit Union took 145 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #298 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.8% of them and denied 16.6% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

145Applicationsin IL
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $185,000
$16MVolume12 counties

Together Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

16.6%Denial rate-0.57 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-1.68 pts vs state
62.8%Origination rate+4.02 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
91Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231427430.3%6.31%#276
20241206820.0%7.06%#306
20251459116.6%7.50%#298

What Together Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 52 36% · 11.5% denied
Refinance 23 16% · 17.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 5% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 36 25% · 19.4% denied
Other / HELOC 27 19% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 141 97% · 17.0% denied
FHA 4 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 42%
Credit history 6 25%
Incomplete application 3 13%
Collateral 3 13%
Other 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Together Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Clair County 663710 15.2%
Madison County 47349 19.1%
Monroe County 16103 18.8%
Cook County 650 0.0%
DuPage County 220 0.0%
Clinton County 211 50.0%
Jefferson County 110 0.0%
Marion County 100 0.0%
Shelby County 100 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: 145 applications in 2025, of which 91 were originated and 24 denied.

16.6% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Together Credit Union originated in Illinois in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Together 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