Empeople Credit Union · Nebraska · 2025

Empeople Credit Union in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empeople Credit Union took 59 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #135 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.8% of them and denied 27.1% (36.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

59Applicationsin NE
36.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $185,000
$4.8MVolume28 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Nebraska vs the state

27.1%Denial rate+14.59 pts vs state
36.4%Decision denial rate+21.22 pts vs state
45.8%Origination rate-21.52 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.36 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023643521.9%6.88%#109
2024523811.5%6.99%#123
2025592727.1%6.49%#135

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 31% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 14 24% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 7% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 8% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 18 31% · 55.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 59 100% · 27.1% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 44%
Credit history 7 44%
Other 1 6%
Incomplete application 1 6%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 1073 30.0%
Phelps County 514 80.0%
Sheridan County 300 0.0%
Scotts Bluff County 312 66.7%
Saunders County 321 33.3%
Lincoln County 320 0.0%
Lancaster County 320 0.0%
Dawson County 211 50.0%
Buffalo County 210 0.0%
Adams County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 59 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 16 denied.

27.1% of all applications, or 36.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Nebraska, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology