Mortgage lender · Cincinnati, OH · LEI 549300YJQ7L8XG0WT572

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

CINFED Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 14.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 32nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.06 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 76th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

854Applications2025
58.8%Originatedof applications
14.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$132MLoan volume7 states

CINFED Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

10.4%Denial rate (all applications)-7.56 pts vs national
14.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.98 pts vs national
58.8%Origination rate+0.75 pts vs national
28.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.06Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.19 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$1,375Median total loan costs
$101kMedian applicant income
63%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

32nd14.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

76th0.06 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

6th28.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

85th1.02% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202363540017.8%21.8%7.50%$64M
20246613908.5%12.2%7.75%$88M
202585450210.4%14.6%7.00%$132M

What CINFED 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 315 37% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 55 6% · 5.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 15% · 5.5% denied
Home improvement 178 21% · 16.3% denied
Other / HELOC 178 21% · 21.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 854 100% · 10.4% denied

Also: 386 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 102 investment properties.

Why CINFED Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 89 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 38 43%
Credit history 21 24%
Collateral 18 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 8%
Employment history 3 3%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at CINFED Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1123941.7%
$50k – $100k27114818.1%
$100k – $150k1509211.9%
$150k – $250k1451066.0%
Over $250k106654.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2520420.0%
25–341265810.5%
35–4418411210.3%
45–541468116.5%
55–6417210121.1%
65–741197717.5%
Over 74422517.7%

Where CINFED Federal Credit Union lends

7 states and 28 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio5763579.9%7.00%#122
Kentucky22313913.5%7.25%#135
Indiana9611.1%6.81%#559

Frequently asked questions

CINFED Federal Credit Union denied 14.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 32nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason CINFED Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 42.7% 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 CINFED Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.06 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 37% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 42% 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 CINFED Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology