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

Credit Union One earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 29.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 36th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.88 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 11th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.3kApplications2025
55.3%Originatedof applications
29.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.9BLoan volume12 states

Credit Union One at a glance, 2025

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

26.2%Denial rate (all applications)+8.25 pts vs national
29.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+6.87 pts vs national
55.3%Origination rate-2.73 pts vs national
9.2%Withdrawn by applicant
1.8%Closed for incompleteness
7.99%Median interest rate+1.37 pts vs national
0.88Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.63 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$3,686Median total loan costs
$99kMedian applicant income
69%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

36th29.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

11th0.88 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

59th11.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

22nd4.34% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,2972,04223.1%25.1%7.74%$195M
20243,2911,87928.2%30.5%8.49%$217M
20253,3471,85126.2%29.5%7.99%$2.9B

What Credit Union One 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 422 13% · 11.4% denied
Refinance 90 3% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 892 27% · 25.2% denied
Home improvement 1,136 34% · 30.3% denied
Other / HELOC 807 24% · 30.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,340 100% · 26.1% denied
FHA 7 0% · 85.7% denied

Also: 1,953 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 49 manufactured homes, 49 investment properties.

Why Credit Union One denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 878 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 394 45%
Credit history 251 29%
Other 149 17%
Collateral 49 6%
Unverifiable information 31 4%
Insufficient cash 2 0%
Employment history 1 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Credit Union One

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k49414561.4%
$50k – $100k1,17062332.4%
$100k – $150k77948221.5%
$150k – $250k62141413.7%
Over $250k25217513.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2542298.8%
25–3438821027.1%
35–4470738931.0%
45–5480545329.9%
55–6474942029.0%
65–7449526330.8%
Over 741497630.9%

Where Credit Union One lends

12 states and 92 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan3,3101,83326.4%7.99%#27
Ohio221318.2%7.99%#512

Frequently asked questions

Credit Union One denied 29.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 36th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Credit Union One gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 44.9% 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 One originated in 2025 was 7.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.88 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 13% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 58% 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 Credit Union One. Data sources · Methodology