Empower Federal Credit Union · New York · 2025

Empower Federal Credit Union in New York: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empower Federal Credit Union took 4,276 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #19 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.6% of them and denied 15.4% (17.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

4.3kApplicationsin NY
17.2%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $235,000
$396MVolume49 counties

Empower Federal Credit Union in New York vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-4.32 pts vs state
17.2%Decision denial rate-6.84 pts vs state
72.6%Origination rate+12.98 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
3,103Loans originated
660Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,3383,02515.6%6.74%#20
20244,0862,88917.2%7.74%#21
20254,2763,10315.4%7.25%#19

What Empower Federal Credit Union lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 904 21% · 6.0% denied
Refinance 109 3% · 13.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 845 20% · 11.5% denied
Home improvement 1,611 38% · 16.8% denied
Other / HELOC 807 19% · 27.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,276 100% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Credit history 337 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 152 23%
Collateral 132 20%
Other 28 4%
Unverifiable information 5 1%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Empower Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Onondaga County 2,4491,820344 14.0%
Oswego County 691500109 15.8%
Broome County 20714437 17.9%
Cayuga County 19514526 13.3%
Madison County 16012819 11.9%
Erie County 1165935 30.2%
Oneida County 835518 21.7%
Chemung County 543910 18.5%
Montgomery County 412313 31.7%
Wayne County 38267 18.4%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 4,276 applications in 2025, of which 3,103 were originated and 660 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 17.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Empower Federal Credit Union originated in New York in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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