Mortgage lender · Downey, CA · LEI 549300B0HNWBV7RX2661

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

Financial Partners Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 29.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 35th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.07 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 53rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
55.3%Originatedof applications
29.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$413MLoan volume21 states

Financial Partners Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

27.4%Denial rate (all applications)+9.37 pts vs national
29.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+7.02 pts vs national
55.3%Origination rate-2.73 pts vs national
7.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.4%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.07Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.18 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$3,518Median total loan costs
$140kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

35th29.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

53rd0.07 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

77th7.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

84th1.72% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,70685129.8%33.0%8.25%$163M
20241,61383026.7%29.3%8.50%$217M
20252,1791,20527.4%29.6%7.50%$413M

What Financial Partners 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 177 8% · 17.5% denied
Refinance 202 9% · 23.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 196 9% · 16.8% denied
Home improvement 848 39% · 29.5% denied
Other / HELOC 756 35% · 31.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,171 100% · 27.3% denied
FHA 6 0% · 50.0% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Also: 1,694 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 181 investment properties.

Why Financial Partners Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 596 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 252 42%
Other 212 36%
Credit history 93 16%
Incomplete application 22 4%
Unverifiable information 13 2%
Collateral 3 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Financial Partners Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1304345.5%
$50k – $100k49622641.0%
$100k – $150k49627827.5%
$150k – $250k55335722.7%
Over $250k36722725.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34874535.1%
35–4435620426.4%
45–5455533128.9%
55–6456028932.8%
65–7432018030.6%
Over 741688233.1%

Where Financial Partners Credit Union lends

21 states and 66 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,1321,19126.6%7.50%#100
Arizona10360.0%6.13%#506
Florida6183.3%6.38%#1,039

Frequently asked questions

Financial Partners Credit Union denied 29.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 35th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Financial Partners Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 42.3% 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 Financial Partners Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.07 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 8% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 74% 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 Financial Partners Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology