What people paid for mortgages in DeKalb County, IL (2025)
Across 1,104 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in DeKalb was 6.625%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.25% and 6.875%. Median total loan costs ran $4,771 on a median loan of $255,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.
Home purchase
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Middle half of rates
- 6.25%–6.875%
- Median total loan costs
- $4,771
- Median loan amount
- $255,000
1,104 loans, 2025.
Refinance
- Median rate
- 6.25%
- Middle half of rates
- 5.905%–6.75%
- Median total loan costs
- $4,854
- Median loan amount
- $235,000
370 loans, 2025.
Lowest median rates in DeKalb (2025)
The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.
Home purchase
- 1.LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC5.875%81 loans, median costs $4,260
- 2.NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc.6.125%79 loans, median costs $5,535
- 3.GUARANTEED RATE, INC.6.55%66 loans, median costs $4,423
- 4.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only6.588%30 loans, median costs $6,263
- 5.GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY6.625%71 loans, median costs $5,545
Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in DeKalb County in 2025.
Refinance
- 1.Rocket Mortgage, LLC5.99%46 loans, median costs $5,955
- 2.PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC5.99%13 loans, median costs $7,488
- 3.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only6%29 loans, median costs $4,904
- 4.Old National Bank6.062%10 loans, median costs $2,226
- 5.CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.6.245%14 loans, median costs $5,260
Among lenders with at least 10 closed refinance loans in DeKalb County in 2025. Fewer than 3 lenders reached 30 such loans here, so this list uses a 10-loan floor.
Lender by lender in DeKalb
Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in DeKalb County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.
| # | Lender | Loans | Median rate | Median total costs | Median origination | Median points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC | 81 | 5.875% | $4,260 | $1,350 | $2,664 |
| 2 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 79 | 6.125% | $5,535 | $1,789 | $8,496 |
| 3 | GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 71 | 6.625% | $5,545 | $1,959 | $916 |
| 4 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 66 | 6.55% | $4,423 | $1,640 | $676 |
| 5 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 51 | 6.625% | $5,434 | $1,357 | $1,818 |
| 6 | COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC. | 42 | 6.625% | $4,278 | $1,499 | $3,409 |
| 7 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 42 | 6.75% | $8,565 | $2,958 | $2,430 |
| 8 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only | 30 | 6.588% | $6,263 | $2,060 | $1,087 |
| 9 | GREENSTATE Credit Union | 29 | 6.625% | $3,837 | $1,200 | $1,101 |
| 10 | First National Bank of Omaha | 28 | 6.688% | $3,796 | $1,280 | $170 |
| 11 | Resource Bank, National Association | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 23 | 6.75% | $6,207 | $2,421 | $1,090 |
| 13 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 22 | 6.5% | $5,715 | $2,481 | $1,295 |
| 14 | Old Second National Bank | 20 | 6.875% | $3,820 | $1,275 | n/a |
| 15 | PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 19 | 6.5% | $3,620 | $975 | n/a |
| 16 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 19 | 6.99% | $7,619 | $2,260 | $1,686 |
| 17 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 18 | 6.75% | $9,506 | $3,627 | $2,533 |
| 18 | KEY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. | 18 | 6.75% | $5,939 | $1,695 | $661 |
| 19 | Old National Bank | 17 | 6.375% | $3,680 | $1,100 | $385 |
| 20 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 17 | 6.99% | $5,996 | $1,890 | $774 |
| 21 | TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY | 16 | 6.625% | $6,124 | $1,831 | $6,479 |
| 22 | LOWER, LLC | 15 | 6.99% | $4,760 | $1,495 | $331 |
| 23 | The Huntington National Bank | 14 | 6.938% | $4,376 | $1,395 | $520 |
| 24 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 13 | 6.875% | $2,649 | $500 | $902 |
| 25 | Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National Association | 13 | 6.625% | $4,108 | $1,515 | $86 |
| 26 | MLD MORTGAGE INC. | 12 | 6.5% | $6,691 | $1,495 | $2,198 |
| 27 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. | 12 | 6.87% | $5,361 | $2,102 | $1,094 |
| 28 | GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC | 10 | 6.625% | $3,985 | $1,640 | $3,693 |
| 29 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 10 | 6.438% | $3,793 | $1,808 | $995 |
| 30 | POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 9 | 6.625% | $4,274 | $1,395 | $181 |
| 31 | PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.broker only | 9 | 6.75% | $5,723 | $1,175 | $904 |
| 32 | ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC | 7 | 6.5% | $6,887 | $2,869 | $1,868 |
| 33 | Bank of America, National Association | 7 | 6.25% | $1,670 | $1,242 | $2,620 |
| 34 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 6 | 6.562% | $4,432 | $1,449 | $305 |
| 35 | First State Bank | 6 | 6.75% | $3,033 | $780 | n/a |
| 36 | U.S. Bank National Association | 6 | 6.125% | $4,100 | $1,260 | $742 |
| 37 | USAA Federal Savings Bank | 6 | 6.438% | $7,826 | $414 | $340 |
| 38 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 6 | 6.5% | $9,588 | $2,247 | $3,380 |
| 39 | First Federal Savings Bank | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 40 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 5 | 6.5% | $1,974 | $0 | n/a |
What these numbers are, and are not
Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.
The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.
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Common questions
What mortgage rate did people get in DeKalb County in 2025?
The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in DeKalb County, Illinois in 2025 was 6.625%, across 1,104 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6.25% and 6.875%.
Is this a rate I can get today?
No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.
Why do lenders in the table show different rates?
Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.
Where do these numbers come from?
The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.