Wells Fargo Bank · Illinois · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Illinois: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 1,521 mortgage applications in Illinois in 2025, ranking #57 of 1,150 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.3% of them and denied 14.7% (20.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.5kApplicationsin IL
20.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $185,000
$693MVolume73 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Illinois vs the state

14.7%Denial rate-2.46 pts vs state
20.6%Decision denial rate-1.11 pts vs state
56.3%Origination rate-2.46 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
856Loans originated
223Denied

Trend in Illinois

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,6941,33024.2%6.25%#27
20241,74583221.4%6.38%#44
20251,52185614.7%6.50%#57

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Illinois

By loan purpose

Home purchase 820 54% · 8.4% denied
Refinance 139 9% · 11.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 455 30% · 23.3% denied
Home improvement 31 2% · 22.6% denied
Other / HELOC 76 5% · 32.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,380 91% · 13.0% denied
FHA 111 7% · 35.1% denied
VA 30 2% · 13.3% denied

Why it denied Illinois applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 102 46%
Collateral 43 19%
Credit history 29 13%
Other 28 13%
Insufficient cash 11 5%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Unverifiable information 5 2%

Where in Illinois

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cook County 65335598 15.0%
DuPage County 1166016 13.8%
Lake County 1026313 12.7%
Will County 966114 14.6%
Kane County 66486 9.1%
McHenry County 46238 17.4%
Madison County 32205 15.6%
Peoria County 31167 22.6%
Rock Island County 30164 13.3%
St. Clair County 26143 11.5%

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: 1,521 applications in 2025, of which 856 were originated and 223 denied.

14.7% of all applications, or 20.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Illinois statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Illinois in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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