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US mortgage lending / IL

Illinois

In 2024, lenders originated 203,770 mortgages in Illinois, $55.77B in volume, the 12th largest of 54 states and territories. The denial rate was 23.3% (27th highest), against 24.3% nationally.

348,256
Applications
2024
203,770
Originations
2024
$55.77B
Origination volume
peak $134.30B (2021)
$195K
Median originated loan
national $235K

Origination volume, 20072024

Total dollars of mortgages originated in Illinois each year. The series peak is $134.30B in 2021.

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Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Sum of loan amounts on originated loans (action taken = 1). Legacy-era amounts converted from thousands of dollars. Methodology

Applications and originations

Applications (action codes 1-5) and the subset that closed as originated loans.

ApplicationsOriginations
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Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Counts of loan-level records; the applications series excludes purchased loans and preapproval requests. Methodology

Denial rate, vs the national rate

Denials as a share of applications that reached a credit decision, in Illinois and nationally. In 2024: 23.3% vs 24.3% national.

IllinoisUnited States
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Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Denial rate = denials / (originations + denials + approved-not-accepted), identical definition in both schema eras. Methodology

Purchase vs refinance originations

Originated loans in Illinois split by stated purpose. In 2024: 123,289 purchase loans, 46,386 refinances.

Home purchaseRefinance (incl. cash-out)Improvement + other
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Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Loan-purpose codes: purchase = 1 (both eras); refinance = 3 (2007-2017) and 31/32 (2018+); improvement = 2; other-purpose codes exist only from 2018. Methodology

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