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

Credit Union Mortgage Association earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 47th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.56 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 98th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.5kApplications2025
55.1%Originatedof applications
10.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$533MLoan volume49 states

Credit Union Mortgage Association at a glance, 2025

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

6.8%Denial rate (all applications)-11.19 pts vs national
10.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.89 pts vs national
55.1%Origination rate-2.95 pts vs national
21.3%Withdrawn by applicant
15.3%Closed for incompleteness
5.88%Median interest rate-0.75 pts vs national
-0.56Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.82 pts vs national
$325,000Median loan amount
$4,454Median total loan costs
$144kMedian applicant income
79%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

47th10.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

98th-0.56 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

4th36.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

84th1.37% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,9121,01310.5%16.1%5.75%$345M
20241,8909958.0%12.9%6.00%$337M
20252,5201,3886.8%10.7%5.88%$533M

What Credit Union Mortgage Association 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 1,382 55% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 574 23% · 6.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 523 21% · 16.3% denied
Home improvement 38 2% · 15.8% denied
Other / HELOC 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,308 92% · 6.4% denied
FHA 135 5% · 11.1% denied
VA 73 3% · 8.2% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 50.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 53 manufactured homes, 117 investment properties.

Why Credit Union Mortgage Association denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 171 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 66 39%
Credit history 53 31%
Collateral 22 13%
Other 16 9%
Unverifiable information 6 4%
Insufficient cash 4 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Credit Union Mortgage Association

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1785934.7%
$50k – $100k58431619.1%
$100k – $150k55432010.8%
$150k – $250k6904144.3%
Over $250k5132781.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2547273.5%
25–346743934.6%
35–4467737810.0%
45–5445624314.6%
55–6437620514.4%
65–7422110918.0%
Over 74693310.3%

Where Credit Union Mortgage Association lends

49 states and 570 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina43524710.6%5.88%#151
Maryland4022097.2%5.75%#106
Virginia3932264.6%5.88%#130
Pennsylvania135925.2%5.88%#338
Florida127577.9%5.88%#443
South Carolina117638.6%5.88%#239
Illinois110567.3%5.88%#334
New York109607.3%5.88%#258
California72332.8%5.38%#483
District of Columbia62348.1%5.88%#64
Kentucky56397.1%5.88%#257
New Jersey53233.8%5.50%#347
Ohio39190.0%6.00%#436
Georgia37232.7%5.88%#487
Texas30186.7%5.94%#797
West Virginia291310.3%6.50%#178
Massachusetts26113.9%5.00%#397
Colorado2095.0%5.63%#416
Washington20120.0%5.00%#392
Arizona1875.6%5.50%#428
Delaware18135.6%5.75%#189
Missouri18140.0%5.81%#444
Mississippi18711.1%6.00%#246
Connecticut1666.3%5.88%#324
Tennessee16130.0%5.50%#567
Louisiana15713.3%5.63%#342
Oregon1497.1%5.38%#330
Indiana1390.0%5.88%#518
Michigan1260.0%5.50%#494
Wisconsin10810.0%5.50%#488
Oklahoma820.0%5.94%#425
Alabama7614.3%5.81%#534
Kansas720.0%5.88%#383
Minnesota740.0%6.25%#514
New Mexico760.0%6.00%#285
Wyoming750.0%5.88%#164
Montana6416.7%6.13%#219
Maine5220.0%5.06%#274
Utah520.0%5.38%#344

Frequently asked questions

Credit Union Mortgage Association denied 10.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 47th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Credit Union Mortgage Association gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.6% 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 Credit Union Mortgage Association originated in 2025 was 5.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.56 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 55% of its applications were for home purchases, 44% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 92% conventional, 5% FHA, 3% 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 Credit Union Mortgage Association. Data sources · Methodology