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

Allentown Federal Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 1.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 100th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

173Applications2025
97.7%Originatedof applications
1.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
4.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$21MLoan volume1 states

Allentown Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

1.7%Denial rate (all applications)-16.25 pts vs national
1.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.85 pts vs national
97.7%Origination rate+39.66 pts vs national
0.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
4.75%Median interest rate-1.88 pts vs national
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$105,000Median loan amount
$225Median total loan costs
$101kMedian applicant income
56%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

100th1.7% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

99th0.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

98th0.21% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20241661621.8%1.8%4.75%$19M
20251731691.7%1.7%4.75%$21M

What Allentown 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 4 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 50 29% · 2.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 70 40% · 2.9% denied
Home improvement 45 26% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 173 100% · 1.7% denied

Also: 99 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 1 investment properties.

Why Allentown Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 3 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Allentown Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k72720.0%
$100k – $150k50474.1%
$150k – $250k25250.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–4426250.0%
45–5450500.0%
55–6446436.5%
65–7429290.0%

Where Allentown Federal Credit Union lends

1 states and 8 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania1731691.7%4.75%#300

Frequently asked questions

Allentown Federal Credit Union denied 1.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 100th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Allentown Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 66.7% 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 Allentown Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 4.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.00 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 2% of its applications were for home purchases, 69% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 28% 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 Allentown Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology