Mortgage lender · Abilene, TX · LEI 549300A8TEVE8WYT0T29

ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 28.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 9th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.28 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 7th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

217Applications2025
62.2%Originatedof applications
28.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.10%Median ratenational 6.63%
$11MLoan volume1 states

ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

26.7%Denial rate (all applications)+8.75 pts vs national
28.4%Denial rate (decided applications)+5.84 pts vs national
62.2%Origination rate+4.18 pts vs national
4.2%Withdrawn by applicant
1.8%Closed for incompleteness
7.10%Median interest rate+0.47 pts vs national
1.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.03 pts vs national
$65,000Median loan amount
$1,009Median total loan costs
$88kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

9th28.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

7th1.28 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

75th6.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

63rd1.55% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202330513918.7%26.9%8.00%$11M
202426216823.7%26.2%7.35%$17M
202521713526.7%28.4%7.10%$11M

What ABILENE TEACHERS Federal 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

Refinance 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 107 49% · 29.9% denied
Home improvement 46 21% · 26.1% denied
Other / HELOC 62 29% · 22.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 217 100% · 26.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 58 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 25 43%
Credit history 20 34%
Collateral 9 16%
Other 3 5%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k382128.6%
$50k – $100k825029.9%
$100k – $150k483228.9%
$150k – $250k392821.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34301824.0%
35–44502939.6%
45–54473421.7%
55–64442926.8%
65–74301627.6%

Where ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union lends

1 states and 26 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas21713526.7%7.10%#403

Frequently asked questions

ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union denied 28.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 9th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.1% 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 ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.10%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 0% of its applications were for home purchases, 50% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 50% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% 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 ABILENE TEACHERS Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology