Mortgage lender · Wyomissing, PA · LEI 254900DBXH1D6Z0HXT15

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

Discovery Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 16.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 27th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

152Applications2025
73.7%Originatedof applications
16.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.64%Median ratenational 6.63%
$8.3MLoan volume1 states

Discovery Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

14.5%Denial rate (all applications)-3.51 pts vs national
16.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.17 pts vs national
73.7%Origination rate+15.65 pts vs national
11.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.64%Median interest rate+0.01 pts vs national
0.42Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.16 pts vs national
$55,000Median loan amount
$3,129Median total loan costs
$106kMedian applicant income
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%

27th16.4% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

49th11.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

3rd5.69% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231369323.5%25.6%7.50%$5.3M
202413610812.5%13.6%6.88%$7.7M
202515211214.5%16.4%6.64%$8.3M

What Discovery Federal 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 5 3% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 23 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 79 52% · 16.5% denied
Other / HELOC 40 26% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 152 100% · 14.5% denied

Who gets approved at Discovery Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k564116.3%
$100k – $150k372715.6%
$150k – $250k33286.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–44312119.2%
45–5433289.7%
55–64322417.2%
65–74292112.5%

Where Discovery Federal Credit Union lends

1 states and 5 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Pennsylvania15211214.5%6.64%#321

Frequently asked questions

Discovery Federal Credit Union denied 16.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 27th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The median interest rate on loans Discovery Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.64%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.42 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 3% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 78% 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 Discovery Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology