Cook County, IL Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2007

In 2007, lenders reported 514,892 mortgage applications in Cook County, IL totaling $114.3 billion, down 21% from 2006. The average application was for $221,000, and applicants reported an average income of $94,000. 39% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 23% were denied. The most active lender was Countrywide Home Loans, with 42,918 applications, followed by Citimortgage, Inc and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA.

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Total Number of Mortgage Applications 514,892
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $114,283,106,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $221,000
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $70,000,000
Average Applicant Income $94,000
Highest Applicant Income $9,999,000
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Top Mortgage Lenders in Cook County, IL (2007)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender reported in Cook County, IL in 2007.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Countrywide Home Loans
Westlake Village, CA
42,918 $10,055,012,000 $234,000 $99,000
2 Citimortgage, Inc
New York, NY
29,497 $6,772,914,000 $229,000 $108,000
3 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Columbus, OH
28,204 $5,900,818,000 $209,000 $95,000
4 Countrywide Bank FSB
Westlake Village, CA
27,476 $6,118,375,000 $222,000 $104,000
5 Washington Mutual Bank
Albion, NY
25,246 $6,825,833,000 $270,000 $78,000
6 Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Des Moines, IA
14,828 $3,745,391,000 $252,000 $121,000
7 Bank of America, N.A.
Calabasas, CA
14,497 $3,543,508,000 $244,000 $108,000
8 National City Bank
Cleveland, OH
11,219 $2,273,713,000 $202,000 $112,000
9 Lasalle Bank NA
Chicago, IL
10,276 $1,797,051,000 $174,000 $103,000
10 Equifirst Corporation
Charlotte, NC
9,490 $2,133,560,000 $224,000 $106,000

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The tables below break down 2007 mortgage applications in Cook County, IL by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason. Click a column heading to sort.

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Cook County, IL in 2007

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Refinancing 296,944 $68,233,492,000 $229,000 $42,000,000 $91,000 $9,999,000
Home Purchase 180,895 $41,942,644,000 $231,000 $70,000,000 $102,000 $9,999,000
Home Improvement 37,053 $4,106,970,000 $110,000 $13,600,000 $80,000 $9,999,000

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
White 203,267 $50,185,883,000 $246,000 $22,106,000 $123,000 $9,999,000
Black or African American 104,196 $17,381,995,000 $166,000 $4,400,000 $74,000 $9,999,000
Hispanic 79,651 $16,128,842,000 $202,000 $2,660,000 $74,000 $9,999,000
Not applicable 56,822 $14,761,055,000 $259,000 $70,000,000 $38,000 $9,999,000
Not Provided 45,641 $9,459,128,000 $207,000 $5,500,000 $102,000 $9,999,000
Asian 22,893 $5,839,337,000 $255,000 $5,000,000 $122,000 $6,000,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,406 $331,638,000 $235,000 $3,500,000 $106,000 $2,141,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1,016 $195,228,000 $192,000 $1,500,000 $101,000 $1,250,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 499,163 $111,348,508,000 $223,000 $70,000,000 $96,000 $9,999,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 15,084 $2,805,137,000 $185,000 $29,495,000 $59,000 $1,000,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 635 $126,349,000 $198,000 $417,000 $53,000 $188,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 10 $3,112,000 $311,000 $760,000 $96,000 $255,000

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 203,213 $46,798,633,000 $230,000 $45,100,000 $108,000 $9,999,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 116,621 $23,762,959,000 $203,000 $70,000,000 $91,000 $9,999,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 105,448 $24,081,871,000 $228,000 $4,443,000 $67,000 $8,342,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 36,040 $7,652,608,000 $212,000 $12,400,000 $106,000 $9,999,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 35,822 $7,978,341,000 $222,000 $22,106,000 $97,000 $9,999,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 17,672 $3,993,826,000 $225,000 $3,120,000 $101,000 $7,200,000
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 74 $14,303,000 $193,000 $660,000 $75,000 $360,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 2 $565,000 $282,000 $416,000 $126,000 $188,000

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Credit History 20,003 $3,316,664,000 $165,000 $5,000,000 $85,000 $9,999,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 17,578 $3,383,941,000 $192,000 $5,000,000 $70,000 $2,146,000
Collateral 14,254 $3,141,273,000 $220,000 $4,800,000 $108,000 $2,783,000
Credit Application Incomplete 13,325 $3,131,412,000 $235,000 $4,000,000 $107,000 $4,787,000
Other 13,100 $3,110,445,000 $237,000 $70,000,000 $105,000 $5,100,000
Unverifiable Information 7,930 $1,763,084,000 $222,000 $6,328,000 $104,000 $3,469,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 1,275 $320,678,000 $251,000 $4,200,000 $101,000 $1,593,000
Employment History 839 $173,588,000 $206,000 $2,240,000 $98,000 $1,000,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 83 $17,501,000 $210,000 $468,000 $70,000 $205,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan application records that lenders file with the FFIEC each year, and count every application (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

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