Mortgage lender · South Portland, ME · LEI 5493009JEKX81THMLH86

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

Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 22.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 16th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.90 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 2nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

665Applications2025
59.6%Originatedof applications
22.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$46MLoan volume5 states

Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

17.1%Denial rate (all applications)-0.84 pts vs national
22.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-0.50 pts vs national
59.6%Origination rate+1.52 pts vs national
10.5%Withdrawn by applicant
11.9%Closed for incompleteness
7.99%Median interest rate+1.37 pts vs national
1.90Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.65 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$637Median total loan costs
$81kMedian applicant income
60%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

16th22.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

2nd1.90 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

15th22.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

90th0.75% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202379452617.9%20.8%7.49%$83M
202460835724.5%29.0%8.50%$34M
202566539617.1%22.1%7.99%$46M

What Atlantic Regional 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 204 31% · 18.6% denied
Refinance 126 19% · 13.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 1% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 170 26% · 5.3% denied
Other / HELOC 156 23% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 665 100% · 17.1% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 220 manufactured homes, 14 investment properties.

Why Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 114 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 54 47%
Credit history 24 21%
Other 15 13%
Collateral 14 12%
Unverifiable information 4 4%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1114943.2%
$50k – $100k31118920.3%
$100k – $150k1358915.9%
$150k – $250k70448.2%
Over $250k231323.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25201229.4%
25–34844821.0%
35–441357925.9%
45–541267225.8%
55–641589521.6%
65–74986214.9%
Over 74311719.1%

Where Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union lends

5 states and 20 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maine65339416.2%7.99%#23
New Hampshire6250.0%8.12%#309

Frequently asked questions

Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union denied 22.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 16th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.4% 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 Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.90 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 31% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 49% 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 Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology