Mortgage lender · Ottawa, IL · LEI 549300GWJ5O0AQLJKV83

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

Financial Plus Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 58th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.62 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 97th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

237Applications2025
89.9%Originatedof applications
8.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$37MLoan volume2 states

Financial Plus Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

8.0%Denial rate (all applications)-9.96 pts vs national
8.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-14.57 pts vs national
89.9%Origination rate+31.84 pts vs national
0.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
5.75%Median interest rate-0.88 pts vs national
-0.62Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.87 pts vs national
$145,000Median loan amount
$1,349Median total loan costs
$116kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

58th8.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

97th-0.62 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

95th0.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

87th0.93% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231098315.6%15.6%6.75%$12M
202416111616.8%16.8%6.07%$19M
20252372138.0%8.0%5.75%$37M

What Financial Plus 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 121 51% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 67 28% · 16.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 48 20% · 10.4% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 237 100% · 8.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 33 investment properties.

Why Financial Plus Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 19 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 8 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 32%
Collateral 5 26%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Financial Plus Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k75698.0%
$100k – $150k69615.8%
$150k – $250k58545.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2520185.0%
25–3452495.8%
35–4470654.3%
45–54393118.0%
55–64292513.8%

Where Financial Plus Credit Union lends

2 states and 12 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois2352118.1%5.75%#226

Frequently asked questions

Financial Plus Credit Union denied 8.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 58th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Financial Plus Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 42.1% 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 Plus Credit Union originated in 2025 was 5.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.62 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 51% of its applications were for home purchases, 49% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 Plus Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology