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1st Community Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

1st Community Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 20th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.49 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 29th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

218Applications2025
59.6%Originatedof applications
19.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$24MLoan volume1 states

1st Community Credit Union at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

18.8%Denial rate (all applications)+0.83 pts vs national
19.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.25 pts vs national
59.6%Origination rate+1.60 pts vs national
2.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.49Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.24 pts vs national
$145,000Median loan amount
$1,320Median total loan costs
$81kMedian applicant income
77%Median loan-to-value
8High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

20th19.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

29th0.49 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

86th2.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

87th0.91% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202319612013.3%13.5%8.00%$11M
202418910819.6%20.9%7.13%$15M
202521813018.8%19.3%6.50%$24M

What 1st Community Credit Union lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 83 38% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 41 19% · 17.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 80 37% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 14 6% · 21.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 214 98% · 19.2% denied
VA 4 2% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 40 manufactured homes, 6 investment properties.

Why 1st Community Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 41 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 15 37%
Credit history 15 37%
Collateral 7 17%
Unverifiable information 3 7%
Other 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at 1st Community Credit Union

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k481932.6%
$50k – $100k905418.6%
$100k – $150k443111.4%
$150k – $250k261815.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34362011.4%
35–44432618.6%
45–54362317.1%
55–64553127.8%

Where 1st Community Credit Union lends

1 states and 14 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin21813018.8%6.50%#150

Frequently asked questions

1st Community Credit Union denied 19.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 20th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason 1st Community Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 36.6% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans 1st Community Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.49 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 38% of its applications were for home purchases, 56% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 6% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 0% FHA, 2% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with 1st Community Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology