Verve, a Credit Union · Illinois · 2025

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

Verve, a Credit Union took 85 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #371 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.8% of them and denied 15.3% (22.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

85Applicationsin IL
22.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$475,000Median loanstate $185,000
$42MVolume6 counties

Verve, a Credit Union in Illinois vs the state

15.3%Denial rate-1.83 pts vs state
22.4%Decision denial rate+0.73 pts vs state
51.8%Origination rate-6.98 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.47Rate spread (pts)-0.85 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
44Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023362030.6%7.95%#503
2024361722.2%7.05%#497
2025854415.3%6.50%#371

What Verve, a Credit Union lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35 41% · 5.7% denied
Refinance 27 32% · 14.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 11 13% · 45.5% denied
Other / HELOC 11 13% · 18.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 85 100% · 15.3% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 46%
Credit history 5 38%
Other 1 8%
Insufficient cash 1 8%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Verve, a Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 754112 16.0%
Lake County 600 0.0%
Winnebago County 110 0.0%
DuPage County 110 0.0%
Coles County 110 0.0%
Kane 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: 85 applications in 2025, of which 44 were originated and 13 denied.

15.3% of all applications, or 22.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Verve, a Credit Union originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Verve, a 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