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

Alliant Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 34.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 20th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.41 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 27th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

15kApplications2025
55.8%Originatedof applications
34.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.6BLoan volume50 states

Alliant Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

29.6%Denial rate (all applications)+11.65 pts vs national
34.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+11.45 pts vs national
55.8%Origination rate-2.25 pts vs national
10.4%Withdrawn by applicant
2.6%Closed for incompleteness
7.75%Median interest rate+1.13 pts vs national
0.41Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.16 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$4,855Median total loan costs
$175kMedian applicant income
77%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

20th34.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

27th0.41 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

47th13.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

60th2.77% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202311,0505,69337.5%40.9%9.75%$1.0B
202411,9026,59130.3%34.6%8.50%$1.8B
202514,9868,35929.6%34.0%7.75%$2.6B

What Alliant 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 4,354 29% · 10.4% denied
Refinance 2,466 16% · 25.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 273 2% · 16.1% denied
Home improvement 3,435 23% · 53.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4,458 30% · 33.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14,689 98% · 29.9% denied
FHA 114 1% · 17.5% denied
VA 183 1% · 13.1% denied

Also: 10,981 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 296 manufactured homes, 528 investment properties.

Why Alliant Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 4,440 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1,881 42%
Incomplete application 1,008 23%
Credit history 723 16%
Collateral 554 12%
Other 158 4%
Unverifiable information 64 1%
Employment history 48 1%
Insufficient cash 4 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Alliant Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,42246063.6%
$50k – $100k2,15597847.2%
$100k – $150k2,6551,40237.3%
$150k – $250k3,7722,27227.7%
Over $250k4,8743,22220.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251295650.0%
25–342,2891,30128.8%
35–444,5102,58032.1%
45–543,6062,04034.8%
55–642,5611,37737.8%
65–741,35573935.0%
Over 7452725842.2%

Where Alliant Credit Union lends

50 states and 1,203 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California3,2041,93728.1%7.75%#61
Illinois1,49977731.6%7.25%#58
Florida1,37567939.4%8.00%#119
Washington91459322.1%8.00%#70
Arizona78748228.6%8.00%#84
Colorado68338528.7%7.75%#86
Georgia63133133.8%8.00%#132
New Jersey53628036.4%7.75%#111
Oregon50935316.7%8.25%#63
Pennsylvania40820829.7%7.75%#183
Virginia38921231.4%7.75%#131
North Carolina36417337.4%6.88%#169
Nevada33821026.6%8.00%#71
Texas3331896.6%6.13%#322
New York3229956.8%6.50%#171
Utah29719223.9%7.75%#80
Ohio25911440.2%7.00%#202
Tennessee24211727.7%6.63%#189
Michigan23112338.5%7.75%#193
Indiana1929135.9%7.50%#206
Massachusetts1618433.5%6.31%#190
Missouri1587528.5%6.50%#216
Minnesota1438328.0%7.75%#165
Connecticut1425740.1%7.75%#138
Wisconsin1105433.6%6.56%#241
Kentucky1075424.3%6.75%#202
South Carolina79552.5%6.13%#282
Montana574212.3%7.75%#84
New Mexico563514.3%6.63%#142
New Hampshire543313.0%7.50%#117
Kansas45264.4%6.38%#234
Alabama422211.9%6.38%#326
Arkansas362011.1%6.19%#229
Hawaii361736.1%6.13%#105
Maine362613.9%6.81%#139
Oklahoma281810.7%6.13%#309
District of Columbia25852.0%7.63%#107
West Virginia251712.0%6.50%#185
Idaho23184.4%6.13%#215
Louisiana18811.1%6.44%#320
Iowa17110.0%6.00%#308
Alaska15110.0%6.00%#92
Vermont1586.7%6.00%#93
Mississippi12716.7%6.00%#274
Rhode Island1080.0%6.31%#188
Delaware760.0%6.13%#281
Nebraska640.0%6.13%#291

Frequently asked questions

Alliant Credit Union denied 34.0% 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 home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Alliant Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.4% 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 Alliant Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.41 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 29% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 53% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 1% 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 Alliant Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology