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

Elements Financial Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 32nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 91st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.0kApplications2025
70.7%Originatedof applications
15.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$363MLoan volume41 states

Elements Financial Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

13.4%Denial rate (all applications)-4.59 pts vs national
15.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.86 pts vs national
70.7%Origination rate+12.63 pts vs national
14.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
-0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.42 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$3,080Median total loan costs
$147kMedian 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%

32nd15.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

91st-0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

60th14.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

80th1.50% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,2971,58317.6%19.9%6.13%$334M
20242,0021,39315.4%17.8%6.13%$318M
20251,9941,40913.4%15.7%6.13%$363M

What Elements Financial 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 890 45% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 77 4% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 348 17% · 16.4% denied
Home improvement 421 21% · 21.6% denied
Other / HELOC 258 13% · 30.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,917 96% · 13.6% denied
FHA 58 3% · 8.6% denied
VA 16 1% · 6.3% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 966 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 8 manufactured homes, 63 investment properties.

Why Elements Financial Federal Credit Union denies applications

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

Debt-to-income ratio 89 33%
Credit history 63 24%
Incomplete application 56 21%
Collateral 47 18%
Other 4 1%
Unverifiable information 4 1%
Employment history 3 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Elements Financial Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k954643.0%
$50k – $100k46030620.6%
$100k – $150k43931713.3%
$150k – $250k58644310.4%
Over $250k37727510.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2549357.9%
25–3445631513.1%
35–4446732317.4%
45–5444032115.3%
55–6434524318.5%
65–7418112816.0%
Over 74524014.9%

Where Elements Financial Federal Credit Union lends

41 states and 266 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Indiana1,6401,21210.7%6.25%#50
Florida392415.4%4.99%#639
Colorado331827.3%4.99%#355
North Carolina251628.0%6.44%#491
Illinois241416.7%5.31%#567
Texas19736.8%6.75%#868
Michigan181316.7%4.99%#448
California17641.2%3.99%#664
Georgia171035.3%4.99%#589
Virginia16843.8%5.68%#519
Tennessee13430.8%5.75%#597
South Carolina12725.0%4.99%#515
New York11736.4%6.13%#464
Kentucky10460.0%5.75%#416
Massachusetts10620.0%5.56%#460
Ohio10510.0%5.88%#612
Arizona9222.2%5.18%#518
Maryland8712.5%5.63%#499
Washington8325.0%3.99%#489
Pennsylvania760.0%4.81%#732
New Jersey6416.7%3.99%#585
Nevada5320.0%4.99%#368

Frequently asked questions

Elements Financial Federal Credit Union denied 15.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 32nd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Elements Financial Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 33.3% 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 Elements Financial Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 45% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 34% 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 Elements Financial Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology