Mortgage lender · Onalaska, WI · LEI 549300A0SVCQJPHVGV20

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

ALTRA Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 54th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 59th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.6kApplications2025
79.0%Originatedof applications
9.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.74%Median ratenational 6.63%
$617MLoan volume28 states

ALTRA Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

8.4%Denial rate (all applications)-9.57 pts vs national
9.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.25 pts vs national
79.0%Origination rate+20.92 pts vs national
7.9%Withdrawn by applicant
2.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.74%Median interest rate+0.12 pts vs national
0.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.05 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$2,228Median total loan costs
$110kMedian applicant income
78%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

54th9.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

59th0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

81st9.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

75th1.65% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,1262,6398.3%8.7%6.75%$448M
20243,2992,5399.6%10.9%6.99%$494M
20253,5912,8358.4%9.3%6.74%$617M

What ALTRA 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 1,183 33% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 832 23% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 165 5% · 4.9% denied
Home improvement 747 21% · 10.4% denied
Other / HELOC 664 18% · 16.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,500 97% · 8.4% denied
FHA 39 1% · 10.3% denied
VA 52 1% · 5.8% denied

Also: 1,225 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 55 manufactured homes, 186 investment properties.

Why ALTRA Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 302 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 110 36%
Credit history 76 25%
Other 59 20%
Collateral 29 10%
Unverifiable information 27 9%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at ALTRA Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k34321825.2%
$50k – $100k1,12287510.2%
$100k – $150k9988116.4%
$150k – $250k7556405.4%
Over $250k2301688.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25122982.9%
25–346925647.7%
35–4494873610.3%
45–547726218.2%
55–6457045011.2%
65–7433025610.0%
Over 741238314.8%

Where ALTRA Federal Credit Union lends

28 states and 239 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin1,7471,4665.8%6.66%#28
Minnesota7385996.5%6.60%#61
Texas55936116.8%6.99%#241
Tennessee4023099.0%6.83%#130
Kentucky271911.1%6.99%#323
New Jersey211314.3%6.99%#440
Florida18165.6%6.50%#781
Iowa16136.3%6.50%#315
Colorado11536.4%6.99%#486
Georgia10710.0%7.50%#664
Arkansas840.0%5.99%#353

Frequently asked questions

ALTRA Federal Credit Union denied 9.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 54th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason ALTRA Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 36.4% 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 ALTRA Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.74%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 33% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 39% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% 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 ALTRA Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology