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

Altana Federal Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 19.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 66th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.90 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 84th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

480Applications2025
75.0%Originatedof applications
19.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$57MLoan volume3 states

Altana Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

17.9%Denial rate (all applications)-0.06 pts vs national
19.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.48 pts vs national
75.0%Origination rate+16.97 pts vs national
6.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.90Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.15 pts vs national
$100,000Median loan amount
$1,060Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
60%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%

66th19.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

84th-0.90 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

83rd6.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

89th1.06% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202318011823.9%26.2%6.91%$14M
202454742315.2%16.2%6.25%$64M
202548036017.9%19.1%6.25%$57M

What Altana 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 67 14% · 14.9% denied
Refinance 91 19% · 12.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 2% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 172 36% · 19.8% denied
Other / HELOC 141 29% · 21.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 478 100% · 17.6% denied
VA 2 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 275 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 17 manufactured homes, 19 investment properties.

Why Altana Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 86 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 33 38%
Credit history 28 33%
Other 11 13%
Collateral 8 9%
Employment history 3 3%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Altana Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k351548.3%
$50k – $100k1368826.8%
$100k – $150k15312017.1%
$150k – $250k978112.8%
Over $250k44414.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34543726.0%
35–441077825.0%
45–541159216.2%
55–64967415.7%
65–74745316.9%
Over 74261916.7%

Where Altana Federal Credit Union lends

3 states and 25 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Montana47435617.7%6.25%#17
Wyoming5340.0%6.25%#185

Frequently asked questions

Altana Federal Credit Union denied 19.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 66th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Altana Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.4% 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 Altana Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.90 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 14% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 65% 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 Altana Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology