Mortgage lender · East Hartford, CT · LEI 549300DRZGISDSL1BX02

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

Finex Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 26.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 44th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.20 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 88th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

149Applications2025
54.4%Originatedof applications
26.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$15MLoan volume6 states

Finex Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

23.5%Denial rate (all applications)+5.51 pts vs national
26.9%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.33 pts vs national
54.4%Origination rate-3.67 pts vs national
12.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.7%Closed for incompleteness
5.99%Median interest rate-0.63 pts vs national
-1.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.45 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$5,664Median total loan costs
$123kMedian applicant income
65%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%

44th26.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

88th-1.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

49th12.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

5th6.66% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023944333.0%39.2%8.50%$4.0M
20241066333.0%35.7%6.99%$9.2M
20251498123.5%26.9%5.99%$15M

What Finex 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 16 11% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 20 13% · 35.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 107 72% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 149 100% · 23.5% denied

Also: 127 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why Finex Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 35 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 18 51%
Credit history 9 26%
Other 7 20%
Collateral 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Finex Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k421630.3%
$100k – $150k543126.1%
$150k – $250k282014.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–44362231.4%
45–54422329.7%
55–64361932.1%
65–742096.7%

Where Finex Credit Union lends

6 states and 16 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Connecticut1387223.9%5.99%#142
Massachusetts5340.0%5.50%#517

Frequently asked questions

Finex Credit Union denied 26.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 44th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Finex Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 51.4% 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 Finex Credit Union originated in 2025 was 5.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -1.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 72% 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 Finex Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology