IL · Statewide HMDA 2024

Illinois mortgage lending

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, 1,026 reporting lenders · 102 counties · 14 metros.

Volume rank is not origination-share rank

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, Illinois ranks #8 of 54 by application volume but #32 of 52 states with 10,000+ applications on origination share (51.7%). Wisconsin leads that origination-share board at 64.0% on 214,597 applications. Volume rank is not origination-share rank.

#32
Origination-share rank of 52
51.7%
Origination share
203,788
Originated
16.5%
Denial rate

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot. Origination share is originated divided by applications among states and territories with 10,000+ applications (the same floor as the national denial board). See /methodology#corpus-placement. Informational reporting, not mortgage advice.

CFPB HMDA state filing plate

State IL · Illinois 16.5% denial

VOL-HEAVY · DEN-MID · NEAR-PEER · ORIG-FLOOR · BOOK-FULL · LEAD-MIX

  • VOL-HEAVY #8/54
  • DEN-MID 16.5%
  • NEAR-PEER Nevada
  • ORIG-FLOOR 51.7%
  • BOOK-FULL 1026 lenders
  • LEAD-MIX 5% top

Photo-finish peer: Nevada · 16.6% denial (+0.1pp vs Illinois)

2024 HMDA Snapshot state sheet, volume rank, denial band, origination share, and reporter book. Informational reporting only.

Denial-rate neighbourhood · Illinois

Poles and nearest peers by statewide HMDA denial rate, not a full state roster.

Denial band
Hawaii · highest22.4%Massachusetts · near16.6%Nevada · near16.6%Illinois · this state16.5%Oklahoma · near16.1%Tennessee · near16.1%Guam · lowest7.6%

Nationwide states with similar HMDA denial rate or application volume

Two statewide peer sets for Illinois: nearest jurisdictions by denial rate and by mortgage applications filed. These are cross-state neighborhoods, distinct from the denial-band chart above.

Top lenders by originations · Illinois

Funded loans among HMDA-reporting institutions active in this state.

State market
1. Rocket Mortgage9K2. Guaranteed Rate, INC.9K3. United Wholesale Mortgage9K4. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA7K5. Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC5K6. Huntington National Bank5K7. Us Bank, N.A.4K8. Fairway Independent Mort …4K

Where Illinois sits by application volume

2024 CFPB HMDA states and territories, bucketed by mortgage applications filed

394,313 Top 15% higher than 85% of 54 states and territories

This state 0 1,200,000 states and territories, grouped by applications

Each bar is a 150,000-applications band. The dashed line and filled bar mark this state. Hover, tap, or focus a bar for its count and population share.

Source CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset · 2024 reporting year

Top counties by originations · Illinois

In-state county volume from the same HMDA county board linked below.

County mix
1. Cook County71K2. DuPage County16K3. Will County14K4. Lake County13K5. Kane County10K6. McHenry County8K7. Madison County6K8. St. Clair County5K

How to read this state sheet. Illinois filed 394,313 HMDA-reported applications in 2024 (#8 of 54 by volume) with a 16.5% denial rate - near the national 17.2% baseline. White applicants (226,028 apps) show 16.0% denial; Black or African American applicants (36,117 apps) show 27.6% denial - rates on groups below 100 applications are marked too small to read. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

Nearby Lenders in Illinois

Top HMDA-reporting lenders active in Illinois. Compare any two side-by-side for rates, denial rates, and loan mix.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Rocket Mortgage 9,338 4.6%
2 Guaranteed Rate, INC. 9,021 4.4%
3 United Wholesale Mortgage 8,956 4.4%
4 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA 7,493 3.7%
5 Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC 5,020 2.5%

Reported outcomes by applicant race in Illinois

CFPB derived race categories. HMDA carries no credit score, debt-to-income ratio or down payment, so a gap between these rows is an outcome difference and never, on its own, evidence of discrimination.

Race Applications Approval Rate Denial Rate
White 226,028 61.1% 16.0%
Black or African American 36,117 42.8% 27.6%
Asian 24,188 57.5% 15.9%
Joint 6,113 62.5% 13.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,068 40.9% 31.3%
2 or more minority races 685 42.6% 29.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 459 44.7% 30.1%

Every county in Illinois, by lending volume

County totals sum the filings geocoded to that county, so they reconcile to the state row above rather than to any single lender's book.

County Applications Originated Denial Rate Avg Loan
Cook County 148,304 70,838 17.9% $347,453
DuPage County 29,522 15,547 15.5% $318,772
Will County 28,359 14,339 16.5% $248,988
Lake County 24,323 12,606 15.6% $321,104
Kane County 19,243 10,241 15.4% $261,789
McHenry County 13,845 7,500 14.8% $229,990
Madison County 10,758 5,954 14.1% $160,458
St. Clair County 10,601 5,420 17.2% $187,444
Winnebago County 9,931 5,491 16.3% $142,694
Kendall County 6,488 3,410 15.7% $278,240
Sangamon County 6,111 3,902 12.9% $155,962
Peoria County 5,546 3,317 14.5% $144,486
McLean County 5,332 3,174 11.2% $208,151
Champaign County 4,648 2,922 12.5% $244,660
Rock Island County 4,593 2,590 14.4% $135,253
Tazewell County 4,407 2,769 11.9% $136,466
Kankakee County 3,575 1,866 17.7% $165,881
DeKalb County 3,428 1,867 14.1% $193,915
LaSalle County 2,818 1,653 14.2% $160,774
Macon County 2,699 1,504 16.4% $127,245
Williamson County 2,158 1,116 15.3% $158,007
Grundy County 1,963 1,074 13.9% $196,156
Boone County 1,902 998 17.7% $176,293
Vermilion County 1,633 929 17.0% $116,739
Ogle County 1,441 840 13.9% $154,507
Knox County 1,400 788 16.7% $98,171
Macoupin County 1,391 816 15.1% $119,105
Henry County 1,329 789 13.2% $127,536
Monroe County 1,257 748 14.6% $210,696
Adams County 1,249 717 11.9% $151,453
Whiteside County 1,183 675 15.4% $115,211
Woodford County 1,096 715 10.6% $156,551
Clinton County 1,092 664 11.8% $168,553
Stephenson County 1,058 566 16.0% $118,166
Marion County 1,017 472 19.7% $117,065
Livingston County 1,002 603 13.6% $116,437
Jackson County 998 458 19.9% $161,784
Franklin County 972 371 18.9% $115,484
Coles County 931 549 16.6% $121,950
Jefferson County 915 433 21.1% $124,607
Fulton County 877 532 14.5% $103,358
Logan County 871 524 13.7% $111,418
Bureau County 791 485 13.5% $124,431
Jersey County 747 441 11.2% $182,082
Lee County 746 429 16.4% $127,426
Christian County 723 415 16.0% $116,148
Morgan County 694 376 16.6% $144,755
Effingham County 683 354 20.4% $161,457
Randolph County 610 367 14.1% $123,410
Iroquois County 606 318 18.8% $127,541
Jo Daviess County 593 356 17.7% $172,437
Montgomery County 560 295 15.9% $119,357
Saline County 535 270 20.2% $124,514
Piatt County 527 349 11.4% $164,753
McDonough County 485 290 13.6% $107,268
Bond County 476 257 18.3% $151,029
Mercer County 454 278 12.8% $116,916
Edgar County 447 258 18.6% $107,013
Fayette County 443 231 21.2% $133,916
Ford County 417 232 17.5% $118,885
Douglas County 415 269 12.8% $278,759
Marshall County 376 234 15.4% $131,064
De Witt County 365 209 12.3% $143,493
Perry County 356 162 21.6% $116,236
Washington County 355 186 18.9% $132,521
Hancock County 341 196 17.0% $103,504
Shelby County 339 180 18.0% $133,437
Menard County 335 208 12.2% $146,731
Mason County 328 197 18.3% $98,902
Johnson County 327 148 19.9% $164,021
Carroll County 321 165 16.5% $155,997
Moultrie County 313 174 21.1% $120,655
Crawford County 311 164 20.9% $102,846
White County 307 139 21.2% $121,775
Union County 302 131 16.9% $136,457
Warren County 286 164 16.4% $128,881
Clark County 284 138 25.0% $117,817
Lawrence County 279 140 25.4% $96,541
Massac County 269 102 25.3% $134,703
Greene County 257 145 17.9% $102,043
Wayne County 244 92 29.1% $106,107
Pike County 234 117 11.5% $120,000
Cass County 233 153 12.0% $100,150
Clay County 233 116 18.4% $110,665
Wabash County 193 72 23.3% $117,487
Richland County 186 83 31.2% $142,742
Jasper County 178 95 21.9% $124,888
Hamilton County 166 78 18.7% $136,265
Cumberland County 152 72 19.1% $136,447
Putnam County 136 75 17.6% $156,029
Stark County 129 83 9.3% $106,550
Schuyler County 118 76 12.7% $117,627
Calhoun County 106 68 10.4% $140,943
Alexander County 101 30 33.7% $97,079
Gallatin County 99 43 26.3% $102,778
Henderson County 84 37 21.4% $94,167
Pulaski County 80 22 36.3% $116,000
Pope County 77 36 15.6% $150,325
Edwards County 73 27 30.1% $89,658
Scott County 60 37 16.7% $99,833
Hardin County 60 29 25.0% $107,167
Brown County 44 20 11.4% $112,273

Metro Areas in Illinois

Frequently Asked Questions

How many mortgage applications were filed in Illinois?
In the 2024 HMDA reporting year, 394,313 mortgage applications were filed in Illinois. Of these, 203,788 were originated (approved and funded), while 64,904 were denied, resulting in a denial rate of 16.5%.
Where does Illinois sit among U.S. states for mortgage volume?
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume across U.S. states and territories, Illinois ranks #8 of 54. On origination share (originated divided by applications, 10,000-application floor) it ranks #32 of 52 at 51.7%. The /states hub sorts by application volume for this ranking basis. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Illinois?
The mortgage denial rate in Illinois is 16.5%, meaning 16.5% of all applications were denied by lenders. The approval (origination) rate is 51.7%.
What is the average mortgage loan amount in Illinois?
The average mortgage loan amount in Illinois is $268,104. The average interest rate across all loan types is 7.199%.
How many mortgage lenders operate in Illinois?
1,026 mortgage lenders reported HMDA data for Illinois. These include banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies that filed lending activity for this state.
How do mortgage denial rates vary by demographics in Illinois?
Illinois reports demographic lending data under HMDA. White applicants (226,028 applications) have an approval rate of 61.1% and denial rate of 16.0%; Black or African American applicants (36,117 applications) have an approval rate of 42.8% and denial rate of 27.6%; Asian applicants (24,188 applications) have an approval rate of 57.5% and denial rate of 15.9%. These figures reflect derived race categories as reported by applicants, and cover only groups with at least 100 applications, since a rate computed on a handful of applications is not readable.
Which counties in Illinois have the most mortgage activity?
The top counties by mortgage volume in Illinois are Cook County (70,838 originations), DuPage County (15,547 originations), Will County (14,339 originations). There are 102 counties with HMDA mortgage data in the state.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. State geography per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Demographic data reflects derived categories as reported by applicants. Provided for informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.