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

Connexus Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 60.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 0th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.45 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.

2.4kApplications2025
30.9%Originatedof applications
60.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$88MLoan volume48 states

Connexus Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

52.1%Denial rate (all applications)+34.14 pts vs national
60.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+37.37 pts vs national
30.9%Origination rate-27.14 pts vs national
13.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
-0.45Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.70 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$855Median total loan costs
$122kMedian applicant income
63%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%

0th60.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

77th-0.45 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

47th13.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

89th1.01% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,7391,19249.1%50.2%4.49%$137M
20242,27677648.5%50.2%6.49%$92M
20252,43175152.1%60.0%6.49%$88M

What Connexus 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 121 5% · 29.8% denied
Refinance 336 14% · 52.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 182 7% · 24.2% denied
Home improvement 785 32% · 46.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,007 41% · 64.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,431 100% · 52.1% denied

Also: 1,375 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 18 manufactured homes, 18 investment properties.

Why Connexus Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,267 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 458 36%
Other 297 23%
Credit history 290 23%
Incomplete application 176 14%
Collateral 34 3%
Unverifiable information 9 1%
Employment history 2 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Connexus Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2325273.3%
$50k – $100k67819262.8%
$100k – $150k59222352.3%
$150k – $250k58219457.1%
Over $250k3219060.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–342386269.1%
35–4460316066.4%
45–5469522058.2%
55–6451317058.6%
65–7429311347.3%
Over 74792250.0%

Where Connexus Credit Union lends

48 states and 684 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin54026333.9%6.49%#80
Illinois2257248.9%6.49%#232
California1864360.8%6.49%#372
Florida1412561.0%6.49%#430
Minnesota1366933.8%6.49%#168
New York981463.3%6.49%#271
Georgia952956.8%6.49%#346
North Carolina751960.0%6.49%#349
New Jersey741656.8%6.49%#308
Ohio651958.5%6.99%#373
Arizona521455.8%6.49%#306
Indiana521950.0%7.13%#346
Washington49561.2%6.49%#297
Pennsylvania48872.9%7.04%#497
South Carolina46869.6%6.69%#355
Colorado441647.7%6.49%#319
Connecticut421261.9%6.49%#231
Michigan421354.8%6.49%#362
Tennessee37370.3%6.49%#456
Virginia33666.7%6.54%#428
Kentucky32865.6%6.49%#305
Massachusetts32756.3%6.19%#371
Missouri30763.3%6.49%#407
Alabama29662.1%5.99%#363
Nevada20370.0%6.49%#275
New Hampshire19936.8%6.49%#195
Oklahoma18361.1%6.49%#345
Louisiana17564.7%8.39%#324
Oregon17170.6%6.49%#309
Arkansas15373.3%5.99%#309
Kansas11454.6%6.49%#348
Mississippi11181.8%5.85%#279
Utah11536.4%6.49%#286
Iowa10250.0%7.12%#350
Montana9255.6%6.24%#188
Nebraska9355.6%7.89%#264
West Virginia8275.0%7.19%#267
Maine7171.4%9.24%#258
New Mexico7085.7%#286
Idaho6266.7%6.54%#313
Vermont6083.3%#140
Delaware5260.0%6.40%#317
Rhode Island5060.0%#251
Texas5040.0%#1,094

Frequently asked questions

Connexus Credit Union denied 60.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 0th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Connexus Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 36.1% 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 Connexus Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.45 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 5% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 74% 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 Connexus Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology