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Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 43rd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

144Applications2025
63.9%Originatedof applications
11.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$20MLoan volume1 states

Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster at a glance, 2025

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

9.7%Denial rate (all applications)-8.26 pts vs national
11.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.21 pts vs national
63.9%Origination rate+5.86 pts vs national
11.1%Withdrawn by applicant
3.5%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$170,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$119kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

43rd11.4% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

37th14.6%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202319713711.7%12.6%$20M
202415510211.0%12.2%$19M
2025144929.7%11.4%$20M

What Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster 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 79 55% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 41 28% · 17.1% denied
Other / HELOC 24 17% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 144 100% · 9.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 21 investment properties.

Why Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 14 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 6 43%
Collateral 3 21%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 21%
Other 2 14%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k30159.1%
$100k – $150k332210.7%
$150k – $250k29183.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–4430168.0%
55–6424190.0%

Where Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster lends

1 states and 4 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio144929.7%#279

Frequently asked questions

Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster denied 11.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 43rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 42.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 55% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 17% 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 Fairfield Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lancaster. Data sources · Methodology