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

Communityamerica Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 20.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 63rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 69th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

11kApplications2025
63.6%Originatedof applications
20.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.6BLoan volume47 states

Communityamerica Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

16.7%Denial rate (all applications)-1.29 pts vs national
20.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.57 pts vs national
63.6%Origination rate+5.56 pts vs national
14.0%Withdrawn by applicant
2.7%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.45 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,214Median total loan costs
$122kMedian applicant income
76%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

63rd20.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

69th-0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

28th16.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

78th2.07% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20237,9535,36718.3%20.5%6.13%$921M
20249,1666,24615.4%17.7%6.50%$1.3B
202510,7206,81716.7%20.0%6.49%$1.6B

What Communityamerica 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 3,852 36% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 1,798 17% · 15.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 788 7% · 20.6% denied
Home improvement 2,714 25% · 25.8% denied
Other / HELOC 1,568 15% · 31.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,246 96% · 16.9% denied
FHA 367 3% · 13.6% denied
VA 100 1% · 5.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 5,617 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 40 manufactured homes, 452 investment properties.

Why Communityamerica Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,789 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 689 39%
Incomplete application 482 27%
Credit history 383 21%
Other 103 6%
Collateral 93 5%
Unverifiable information 23 1%
Employment history 12 1%
Insufficient cash 3 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Communityamerica Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k73827551.8%
$50k – $100k3,1051,78326.1%
$100k – $150k2,6541,78316.9%
$150k – $250k2,5561,81913.0%
Over $250k1,26187310.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2521615010.2%
25–341,8271,22212.6%
35–442,8231,79020.7%
45–542,5231,57722.7%
55–641,8691,12523.4%
65–7490956921.6%
Over 7433018127.9%

Where Communityamerica Credit Union lends

47 states and 415 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Missouri5,8433,72116.8%6.49%#7
Kansas3,5752,52112.4%6.38%#2
California46118636.2%8.24%#268
Arkansas1335726.3%6.63%#136
Texas1135128.3%6.48%#532
Kentucky1035223.3%7.04%#206
Florida583020.7%6.56%#578
Nevada361725.0%6.78%#232
Illinois341423.5%6.38%#517
Tennessee271433.3%6.88%#498
Mississippi261326.9%6.50%#225
Michigan25164.0%6.75%#409
Georgia231021.7%5.88%#552
Colorado221022.7%6.81%#409
Ohio20320.0%6.88%#533
New Jersey19826.3%7.62%#455
North Carolina18822.2%5.73%#545
Nebraska18115.6%6.25%#215
Oklahoma18822.2%7.00%#343
Arizona17817.7%6.29%#437
Alabama14514.3%6.75%#431
Indiana14621.4%6.60%#504
Virginia13530.8%8.24%#541
Washington1159.1%5.75%#454
Utah10240.0%6.74%#293
Pennsylvania9333.3%6.63%#711
Iowa8512.5%6.50%#378
South Carolina6233.3%6.00%#614
Wisconsin640.0%6.13%#562
Maryland5060.0%#532
West Virginia510.0%6.25%#329

Frequently asked questions

Communityamerica Credit Union denied 20.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 63rd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Communityamerica Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.5% 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 Communityamerica Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 36% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 40% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 3% FHA, 1% 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 Communityamerica Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology