United Shore Financial Services · Illinois · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 15,644 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #3 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.9% of them and denied 13.0% (14.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

16kApplicationsin IL
14.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$275,000Median loanstate $185,000
$3.5BVolume96 counties

United Shore Financial Services in Illinois vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-4.14 pts vs state
14.8%Decision denial rate-6.85 pts vs state
72.9%Origination rate+14.11 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
11,397Loans originated
2,031Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239,2276,98811.4%6.92%#4
202412,0928,95612.7%6.63%#3
202515,64411,39713.0%6.50%#3

What United Shore Financial Services lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7,983 51% · 9.3% denied
Refinance 4,364 28% · 11.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,297 21% · 24.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,622 68% · 10.8% denied
FHA 3,265 21% · 21.4% denied
VA 1,752 11% · 10.5% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 704 35%
Collateral 678 33%
Insufficient cash 336 17%
Other 155 8%
Credit history 95 5%
Unverifiable information 56 3%
Employment history 5 0%
Incomplete application 2 0%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 6,8284,805994 14.6%
Will County 1,3991,042169 12.1%
DuPage County 1,3721,075130 9.5%
Lake County 1,035773117 11.3%
Kane County 80460693 11.6%
McHenry County 63449768 10.7%
St. Clair County 57443750 8.7%
Peoria County 32426439 12.0%
Kendall County 31726525 7.9%
Winnebago County 26718836 13.5%

Other large lenders in Illinois

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Guaranteed RateB 17,4794.9%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 16,97119.7%6.75%
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%
Broker SolutionsD 6,8868.3%6.88%

Frequently asked questions

Illinois: 15,644 applications in 2025, of which 11,397 were originated and 2,031 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 14.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial Services'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