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investment property lenders · HMDA 2023–2025

Investment property lenders in Lake County, Illinois

Fat Boy Data analyzed investment property mortgage activity in Lake County, Illinois, home to Waukegan, to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 2,107 applications were decided by 268 lenders between 2023 and 2025.

Lake County at a glance

268Active lenders22 with 20+ decisions
88.5%Market approval rate1,865 of 2,107 decided
$185KTypical loanmedian lender, $10K brackets
96%Borrower take-up1,789 loans funded

How Lake County compares

Approval rate compared
Lake County88.5%Illinois88.1%All 616 counties87.5%
Typical loan compared
Lake County$185KIllinois$195KAll 616 counties$255K

What the data shows

The Loan Store, Inc. made the most investment property mortgages in Lake County, IL, 124 of them.

Guaranteed Rate, Inc. approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 100% of 72.

Approval rate of all 22 lenders with 20+ decisions here
0%25%50%75%100%One lender: 48% approved of 27One lender: 64% approved of 25One lender: 74% approved of 23One lender: 77% approved of 30One lender: 80% approved of 46United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC: 83% approved of 111One lender: 85% approved of 20One lender: 85% approved of 55One lender: 86% approved of 57One lender: 90% approved of 30One lender: 91% approved of 22Kiavi Funding, Inc.: 92% approved of 71One lender: 93% approved of 30One lender: 94% approved of 33One lender: 95% approved of 37The Loan Store, Inc.: 96% approved of 139One lender: 96% approved of 70One lender: 96% approved of 48Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC: 99% approved of 93Guaranteed Rate, Inc.: 100% approved of 72One lender: 100% approved of 56One lender: 100% approved of 21

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Investment property lenders in Lake County

LenderApprovalApprovedTaken upTypical loanLoans made
1The Loan Store, Inc.96%133 / 13993%$185K124
2United Wholesale Mortgage, LLCBroker only83%92 / 11197%$195K89
3Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC99%92 / 93100%$175K92
4Guaranteed Rate, Inc.100%72 / 72100%$215K72
5Kiavi Funding, Inc.92%65 / 7198%$155K64

Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.

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