Mortgage lender · Topeka, KS · LEI 549300CPT4UV65RIEU74

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

Azura Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 54.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 1st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.71 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 19th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

646Applications2025
18.7%Originatedof applications
54.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$7.0MLoan volume5 states

Azura Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

37.0%Denial rate (all applications)+19.02 pts vs national
54.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+31.48 pts vs national
18.7%Origination rate-39.30 pts vs national
31.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.71Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.46 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$799Median total loan costs
$77kMedian applicant income
67%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%

1st54.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

19th0.71 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

4th31.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

89th0.84% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202358517429.4%46.9%8.50%$11M
202477438719.6%23.5%7.75%$31M
202564612137.0%54.1%7.50%$7.0M

What Azura 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 289 45% · 29.4% denied
Refinance 81 13% · 51.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 109 17% · 48.6% denied
Home improvement 90 14% · 26.7% denied
Other / HELOC 77 12% · 45.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 599 93% · 38.6% denied
FHA 45 7% · 15.6% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Also: 187 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 7 manufactured homes, 13 investment properties.

Why Azura Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 239 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 107 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 53 22%
Incomplete application 44 18%
Other 14 6%
Collateral 8 3%
Employment history 7 3%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Azura Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1241670.2%
$50k – $100k2494655.7%
$100k – $150k1042739.0%
$150k – $250k612326.8%
Over $250k24250.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2551060.7%
25–341321548.8%
35–441423058.6%
45–541382655.8%
55–64902750.0%
65–74711460.0%
Over 7422926.7%

Where Azura Credit Union lends

5 states and 32 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kansas35811943.6%7.50%#71
Missouri10230.0%8.38%#503

Frequently asked questions

Azura Credit Union denied 54.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 1st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Azura Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 44.8% 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 Azura Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.71 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 45% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 26% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 93% conventional, 7% 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 Azura Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology