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Johnson County, Illinois

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 17087
Households 4,101
Population 13,320

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Johnson County, Illinois, saw 293 HMDA-reported applications and 148 originations ($27m) in 2024.

That is 36.1 originations per 1,000 households, against 41.2 for Illinois and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 28.1%, above the state rate of 23.3%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 15.8% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

Originations were down 5% on 2023.

293applications, 2024
148loans originated$27m
28.1%denial rateIL 23.3% · US 24.3%
36.1originations per 1,000 householdsIL 41.2 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Illinois and the nation

MeasureThis countyIllinoisUnited States
Denial rate28.1%23.3%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.50.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more15.8%15.4%15.6%
Average originated loan$185k$273k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households36.141.248.0
Home purchase share of originations66.9%61.1%57.0%
FHA-insured share10.8%10.7%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share14.9%4.9%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp26.3%
0 to 0.5 pp23.2%
0.5 to 1 pp23.2%
1 to 1.5 pp11.6%
1.5 to 3 pp11.6%
3 or more pp4.2%

Share of 95 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Illinois). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 67% (99)Home improvement 4% (6)Refinancing 16% (24)Cash-out refinancing 8% (12)Other purpose 5% (7)

By type

Conventional 73% (108)FHA 11% (16)VA 15% (22)USDA 1% (2)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

01723442022: 344 Applications2023: 277 Applications2024: 293 Applications2022: 186 Originations2023: 156 Originations2024: 148 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Johnson County, 2022–2024

This countyIllinois

0%14.1%28.1%2022: 25.9% This county2023: 25% This county2024: 28.1% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Johnson County, IL?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Johnson County?

28.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 23.3% across Illinois and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Johnson County in 2024?

148 loans totalling $27m, from 293 applications; 36.1 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 17087; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.