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Mortgage lending in Tazewell County

2,889 mortgages were originated in Tazewell 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
2,889
Median rate
6.750%
Median lender fees
$2,885
Median loan amount
$125,000
Median spread over APOR
0.320
Paid discount points
21.1%
Received lender credits
26.9%
Purchases / refinances
53.9% / 24.9%
Conventional / FHA / VA
81% / 11.4% / 7.3%

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 63.2% 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 Tazewell County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST 661 $1,888 7.250%
Morton Community Bank 328 $2,265 7.000%
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. 233 $3,056 6.625%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 162 $4,056 6.599%
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 122 $3,251 6.500%
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 120 $4,853 6.750%
U.S. Bank National Association 99 $2,746 6.750%
PNC Bank, National Association 76 8.340%
Goodfield State Bank 62
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 57 $2,936 6.250%

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $125,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Tazewell County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$2,563
Cheaper quarter, under
$2,097
Dearer quarter, over
$4,833

From 1,825 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

Statewide, the median was 6.750% on rate and $5,569 on lender fees across 232,591 loans. See all of Illinois.