United Community Bank · Illinois · 2025

United Community Bank in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Community Bank took 1,702 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #50 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.6% of them and denied 9.1% (10.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.7kApplicationsin IL
10.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$85,000Median loanstate $185,000
$153MVolume64 counties

United Community Bank in Illinois vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.07 pts vs state
10.6%Decision denial rate-11.06 pts vs state
75.6%Origination rate+16.82 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1,286Loans originated
154Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5931,2178.5%6.50%#44
20241,6951,2999.6%6.63%#46
20251,7021,2869.1%6.75%#50

What United Community Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 858 50% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 247 15% · 7.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 58 3% · 13.8% denied
Home improvement 285 17% · 13.3% denied
Other / HELOC 254 15% · 16.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,560 92% · 8.3% denied
FHA 71 4% · 21.1% denied
VA 18 1% · 22.2% denied
USDA / RHS 53 3% · 9.4% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Credit history 73 47%
Debt-to-income ratio 52 34%
Collateral 16 10%
Other 4 3%
Incomplete application 4 3%
Employment history 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most United Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sangamon County 53642442 7.8%
Adams County 20414729 14.2%
Madison County 18114813 7.2%
Macoupin County 15811612 7.6%
Hancock County 100798 8.0%
McDonough County 90707 7.8%
Greene County 37256 16.2%
Logan County 29240 0.0%
Pike County 28215 17.9%
Marion County 28223 10.7%

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: 1,702 applications in 2025, of which 1,286 were originated and 154 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 10.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans United Community Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are United Community Bank'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