Mortgage lender · Saint Paul, MN · LEI 984500DB378C704F4610

City-County Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

City-County Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 22.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 15th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.04 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 11th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

421Applications2025
58.4%Originatedof applications
22.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$50MLoan volume24 states

City-County Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

18.1%Denial rate (all applications)+0.07 pts vs national
22.8%Denial rate (decided applications)+0.16 pts vs national
58.4%Origination rate+0.40 pts vs national
20.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
1.04Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.79 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$746Median total loan costs
$122kMedian applicant income
70%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%

15th22.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

11th1.04 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

18th20.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

91st0.71% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202350427524.8%31.2%6.49%$39M
202435018422.0%28.4%6.99%$33M
202542124618.1%22.8%7.00%$50M

What City-County 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 120 29% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 43 10% · 14.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 11% · 15.6% denied
Home improvement 110 26% · 19.1% denied
Other / HELOC 103 24% · 36.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 418 99% · 17.9% denied
FHA 3 1% · 33.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 5 investment properties.

Why City-County Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 76 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 27 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 20 26%
Credit history 12 16%
Collateral 8 11%
Unverifiable information 8 11%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at City-County Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k29766.7%
$50k – $100k1276231.5%
$100k – $150k1056616.5%
$150k – $250k1087513.2%
Over $250k51369.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34472811.1%
35–44845120.9%
45–541146228.3%
55–641046520.5%
65–74543122.0%

Where City-County Credit Union lends

24 states and 76 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Minnesota33519717.9%7.00%#104
Missouri18933.3%6.50%#449
Wisconsin161112.5%7.49%#436
Florida9711.1%7.59%#942
Iowa6333.3%7.24%#403
Georgia5220.0%6.79%#780
Michigan530.0%6.24%#609

Frequently asked questions

City-County Credit Union denied 22.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 15th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason City-County Credit Union gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 35.5% 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 City-County Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.04 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 29% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 51% 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 City-County Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology