Mortgage lending in Illinois

232,591 mortgages were originated in Illinois in 2025. Here is what they cost — including the lender fees that never show up in an advertised rate.

Loans originated

232,591

Median rate

6.750%

Median lender fees

$5,569

Median loan amount

$205,000

Median spread over APOR

0.381

Paid discount points

27.2%

Received lender credits

25.4%

Purchases / refinances

54.4% / 29.2%

Conventional / FHA / VA

84.3% / 10.2% / 5%

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 69% of loans here — see methodology.

Largest lenders in Illinois

Ranked by loans originated. The fee column is where lenders differ most — it is the money they charged to make the loan, and it is not part of the interest rate.

Illinois year by year

The same measures across every year of filings available. Rates follow the market; fees move for their own reasons.

Counties

56 counties had at least 300 loans in 2025. Smaller counties are left out rather than published from a handful of records.