Mortgage lending in Jefferson County
473 mortgages were originated in Jefferson County, Illinois, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 473
- Median rate
- 6.990%
- Median lender fees
- $3,113
- Median loan amount
- $115,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.548
- Paid discount points
- 28.3%
- Received lender credits
- 22.8%
- Purchases / refinances
- 61.5% / 24.5%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 71% / 17.3% / 8.7%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 77.2% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Jefferson County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples National Bank , N.A. | 63 | $2,014 | 6.625% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $115,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Jefferson County — not a rule of thumb.
From 365 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers