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

Baxter Credit Union earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 20.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.12 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 72nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.6kApplications2025
58.0%Originatedof applications
20.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$881MLoan volume52 states

Baxter Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

19.7%Denial rate (all applications)+1.70 pts vs national
20.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.39 pts vs national
58.0%Origination rate-0.01 pts vs national
1.5%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.12Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.13 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$2,979Median total loan costs
$144kMedian applicant income
70%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%

22nd20.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

72nd0.12 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

97th2.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

53rd2.21% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234,6952,75218.6%20.3%7.88%$526M
20244,8002,81220.9%21.4%8.00%$640M
20255,5553,22319.7%20.2%7.00%$881M

What Baxter 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 1,367 25% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 366 7% · 15.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 830 15% · 19.0% denied
Home improvement 1,491 27% · 21.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,501 27% · 33.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,554 100% · 19.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 2,006 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 151 manufactured homes, 99 investment properties.

Why Baxter Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,093 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 547 50%
Credit history 354 32%
Collateral 149 14%
Unverifiable information 17 2%
Other 11 1%
Incomplete application 7 1%
Insufficient cash 6 1%
Employment history 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Baxter Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2998958.6%
$50k – $100k1,26862931.0%
$100k – $150k1,31076720.8%
$150k – $250k1,5581,01111.8%
Over $250k1,0586818.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25381821.1%
25–3474342319.4%
35–441,63294519.7%
45–541,59894820.4%
55–641,08364419.6%
65–7436118924.4%
Over 74945023.1%

Where Baxter Credit Union lends

52 states and 861 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1,49791717.8%7.25%#59
Minnesota7314949.2%6.88%#62
California42722921.6%7.13%#281
Florida32015026.3%7.25%#295
Texas2036842.4%6.81%#414
North Carolina19811521.2%7.00%#233
Wisconsin17811815.2%6.75%#176
Georgia1718824.0%7.19%#260
Ohio1448918.1%7.00%#278
Tennessee1307519.2%7.00%#281
Indiana1177614.5%6.94%#252
Arizona1115826.1%6.81%#232
New Jersey975320.6%7.00%#271
Massachusetts85558.2%6.75%#266
New York793724.1%7.25%#297
Arkansas775118.2%7.38%#176
Virginia775018.2%7.63%#315
Pennsylvania723822.2%6.81%#429
South Carolina704220.0%6.69%#296
Puerto Rico683825.0%6.69%#35
Nevada613521.3%7.50%#186
Mississippi572438.6%6.88%#163
Maryland553118.2%7.25%#306
Michigan532632.1%6.56%#343
Colorado522623.1%6.75%#299
Missouri492914.3%7.00%#348
Connecticut392118.0%8.13%#235
Washington332021.2%7.25%#336
Kansas322318.8%7.50%#264
Utah291617.2%6.88%#213
Alabama261323.1%6.75%#370
Kentucky251240.0%7.13%#326
Iowa22931.8%6.63%#291
Oregon221422.7%7.05%#291
New Hampshire191110.5%6.75%#194
Louisiana17841.2%7.06%#328
Nebraska161112.5%6.88%#221
New Mexico15940.0%7.00%#227
West Virginia1397.7%6.75%#226
Oklahoma1179.1%7.75%#398
Hawaii10440.0%6.50%#168
Maine10520.0%6.75%#223
South Dakota7442.9%5.25%#155
Montana630.0%6.63%#224
Delaware5420.0%6.75%#325
Idaho5220.0%6.38%#335
Rhode Island530.0%6.13%#236

Frequently asked questions

Baxter Credit Union denied 20.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 22nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Baxter Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.0% 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 Baxter Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.12 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 25% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 54% 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 Baxter Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology