Mortgage lender · Bethpage, NY · LEI 549300KTR1JGH3K6LU06

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

Bethpage Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 52.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 1st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.42 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 77th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

18kApplications2025
41.0%Originatedof applications
52.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.1BLoan volume51 states

Bethpage Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

46.8%Denial rate (all applications)+28.77 pts vs national
52.8%Denial rate (decided applications)+30.23 pts vs national
41.0%Origination rate-17.05 pts vs national
10.4%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.42Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.67 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$5,780Median total loan costs
$158kMedian applicant income
62%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%

1st52.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

77th-0.42 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

55th11.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

35th3.73% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202318,4337,28347.1%54.0%8.50%$1.8B
202421,1749,08644.3%50.2%6.99%$2.3B
202517,6687,24046.8%52.8%6.49%$2.1B

What Bethpage 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 1,232 7% · 13.1% denied
Refinance 3,976 23% · 40.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 360 2% · 17.5% denied
Home improvement 7,204 41% · 49.3% denied
Other / HELOC 4,896 28% · 58.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17,563 99% · 46.8% denied
FHA 103 1% · 34.0% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Also: 15,908 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 9 manufactured homes, 176 investment properties.

Why Bethpage Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 8,260 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 3,019 37%
Credit history 2,565 31%
Collateral 1,052 13%
Incomplete application 1,018 12%
Unverifiable information 507 6%
Employment history 76 1%
Other 20 0%
Insufficient cash 3 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Bethpage Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k92510786.8%
$50k – $100k3,26889569.1%
$100k – $150k3,8091,55153.0%
$150k – $250k5,3212,55944.2%
Over $250k4,1052,07340.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25421074.4%
25–341,52063850.8%
35–444,6511,96351.2%
45–544,8722,06652.1%
55–643,8141,57052.7%
65–741,94072156.3%
Over 7474521865.3%

Where Bethpage Federal Credit Union lends

51 states and 1,010 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York9,7364,08547.2%6.49%#7
California1,44155250.5%6.49%#132
Florida97235846.7%6.75%#159
New Jersey73933640.2%6.49%#88
Georgia48419546.5%6.49%#156
North Carolina35713648.5%6.49%#171
Pennsylvania28811345.5%6.49%#228
Virginia28310948.1%6.49%#170
Illinois27711242.2%6.49%#201
Washington27611139.9%6.49%#158
Connecticut24411938.5%6.49%#87
Arizona2228548.2%6.49%#168
South Carolina2098944.0%6.49%#179
Massachusetts1698435.5%6.49%#184
Colorado1627442.0%6.49%#195
Tennessee1617242.2%6.56%#245
Ohio1494355.7%6.75%#273
Maryland1434951.1%6.49%#200
Nevada1326540.2%6.49%#128
Michigan1073453.3%6.49%#265
Oregon1064550.0%6.49%#165
Indiana963451.0%6.49%#275
Minnesota903446.7%7.25%#220
Missouri711760.6%6.49%#308
Alabama582348.3%6.99%#291
New Hampshire522146.2%6.49%#125
Kansas502336.0%6.49%#225
Maine481739.6%6.49%#126
Oklahoma481754.2%8.00%#263
Wisconsin451453.3%6.99%#344
Utah411946.3%6.99%#188
Delaware402045.0%6.62%#132
Kentucky371054.1%7.25%#292
Louisiana301346.7%6.49%#291
New Mexico301150.0%6.49%#176
District of Columbia281135.7%8.00%#103
Idaho28846.4%6.49%#198
Mississippi281153.6%6.49%#214
Montana281246.4%6.49%#126
Arkansas271237.0%6.49%#260
Rhode Island27948.2%6.49%#131
Nebraska19647.4%6.99%#207
Vermont16925.0%6.50%#91
West Virginia15366.7%6.50%#218
Alaska14835.7%6.49%#95
Iowa14721.4%6.49%#329
Hawaii11181.8%6.49%#166
South Dakota10350.0%6.49%#135
Wyoming5180.0%6.49%#192

Frequently asked questions

Bethpage Federal Credit Union denied 52.8% 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 Bethpage Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 36.5% 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 Bethpage Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.42 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 7% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 68% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% 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 Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology