First Heritage Federal Credit Union · New York · 2025

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

First Heritage Federal Credit Union took 517 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #134 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.3% of them and denied 22.8% (25.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

517Applicationsin NY
25.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $235,000
$37MVolume15 counties

First Heritage Federal Credit Union in New York vs the state

22.8%Denial rate+3.07 pts vs state
25.1%Decision denial rate+1.07 pts vs state
66.3%Origination rate+6.75 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.00Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
343Loans originated
118Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202343529418.9%6.49%#124
202449034618.6%6.74%#120
202551734322.8%6.25%#134

What First Heritage Federal Credit Union lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 183 35% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 55 11% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 46 9% · 15.2% denied
Home improvement 131 25% · 32.1% denied
Other / HELOC 102 20% · 39.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 517 100% · 22.8% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 38 32%
Credit history 37 31%
Other 29 25%
Collateral 11 9%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in New York

Counties with the most First Heritage Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chemung County 26217955 21.0%
Steuben County 20913352 24.9%
Allegany County 13103 23.1%
Schuyler County 1273 25.0%
Livingston County 440 0.0%
Yates County 321 33.3%
Monroe County 321 33.3%
Tioga County 220 0.0%
Seneca County 202 100.0%
Tompkins County 210 0.0%

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: 517 applications in 2025, of which 343 were originated and 118 denied.

22.8% of all applications, or 25.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans First Heritage Federal Credit Union originated in New York in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Heritage 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