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

ASHLAND Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 53.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 1st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 65th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

126Applications2025
35.7%Originatedof applications
53.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.63%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.0MLoan volume15 states

ASHLAND Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

46.0%Denial rate (all applications)+28.05 pts vs national
53.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+30.62 pts vs national
35.7%Origination rate-22.32 pts vs national
13.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.63%Median interest rate0.00 pts vs national
-0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.39 pts vs national
$65,000Median loan amount
$1,775Median total loan costs
$89kMedian applicant income
72%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

1st53.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

65th-0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

45th13.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

61st2.73% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202342422324.8%30.7%7.13%$20M
202429414732.3%37.4%7.75%$16M
20251264546.0%53.2%6.63%$4.0M

What ASHLAND 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

Refinance 3 2% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 123 98% · 46.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 126 100% · 46.0% denied

Also: 100 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 4 investment properties.

Why ASHLAND Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 58 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 25 43%
Collateral 19 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 17%
Other 3 5%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at ASHLAND Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k521857.8%
$100k – $150k331346.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3422381.0%
35–44341248.2%
45–54271446.2%
55–6424850.0%

Where ASHLAND Credit Union lends

15 states and 41 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kentucky742651.4%6.75%#234
Ohio15346.7%6.75%#566
West Virginia14450.0%6.50%#225
Minnesota850.0%6.63%#496

Frequently asked questions

ASHLAND Credit Union denied 53.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 1st percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason ASHLAND Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 43.1% 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 ASHLAND Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.63%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 0% of its applications were for home purchases, 100% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 ASHLAND Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology