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

Abound Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 26th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.08 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 86th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
64.3%Originatedof applications
18.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$268MLoan volume4 states

Abound Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

14.7%Denial rate (all applications)-3.24 pts vs national
18.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.97 pts vs national
64.3%Origination rate+6.27 pts vs national
20.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
-0.08Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.34 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$2,899Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
78%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

26th18.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

86th-0.08 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

30th20.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

56th2.15% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,4281,04115.3%17.2%8.00%$140M
20241,6801,13414.3%17.4%8.25%$184M
20252,1851,40514.7%18.6%7.00%$268M

What Abound 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

Home purchase 673 31% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 262 12% · 15.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 475 22% · 20.4% denied
Home improvement 519 24% · 15.0% denied
Other / HELOC 256 12% · 23.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,160 99% · 14.8% denied
FHA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
VA 24 1% · 8.3% denied

Also: 1,067 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 55 manufactured homes, 73 investment properties.

Why Abound Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 322 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 126 39%
Debt-to-income ratio 114 35%
Collateral 65 20%
Unverifiable information 7 2%
Employment history 4 1%
Incomplete application 3 1%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Other 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Abound Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k27312839.2%
$50k – $100k76746122.4%
$100k – $150k60642013.8%
$150k – $250k38427910.3%
Over $250k100705.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25976618.5%
25–3442827117.3%
35–4447230418.5%
45–5444228319.8%
55–6438425119.3%
65–7425315220.0%
Over 74734223.2%

Where Abound Federal Credit Union lends

4 states and 79 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kentucky2,1561,38814.8%7.00%#19
Indiana27157.4%6.50%#427

Frequently asked questions

Abound Federal Credit Union denied 18.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 26th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Abound Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 39.1% 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 Abound Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.08 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 31% of its applications were for home purchases, 34% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% FHA, 1% 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 Abound Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology