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

Florida Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 70.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 0th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 68th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.3kApplications2025
19.5%Originatedof applications
70.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$98MLoan volume21 states

Florida Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

47.2%Denial rate (all applications)+29.21 pts vs national
70.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+47.41 pts vs national
19.5%Origination rate-38.50 pts vs national
29.0%Withdrawn by applicant
3.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
-0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.44 pts vs national
$75,000Median loan amount
$4,882Median total loan costs
$84kMedian applicant income
63%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

0th70.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

68th-0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

2nd32.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

5th6.51% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,99087742.7%62.9%7.38%$81M
20243,83895436.1%55.5%6.75%$100M
20254,30284047.2%70.0%6.38%$98M

What Florida 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 1,192 28% · 26.2% denied
Refinance 117 3% · 30.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 381 9% · 35.7% denied
Home improvement 1,188 28% · 57.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1,424 33% · 60.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,191 97% · 48.4% denied
FHA 101 2% · 3.0% denied
VA 4 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 2,452 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 542 manufactured homes, 77 investment properties.

Why Florida Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,030 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 819 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 707 35%
Credit history 254 13%
Collateral 147 7%
Incomplete application 64 3%
Unverifiable information 28 1%
Insufficient cash 10 0%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Florida Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k9329382.4%
$50k – $100k1,63530770.9%
$100k – $150k83523560.3%
$150k – $250k56515859.1%
Over $250k2914678.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2571575.0%
25–345627277.0%
35–441,05415377.3%
45–5496220569.0%
55–6486523161.9%
65–7454913364.0%
Over 742303774.7%

Where Florida Credit Union lends

21 states and 92 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida4,26284046.9%6.38%#49
New York5080.0%#505

Frequently asked questions

Florida Credit Union denied 70.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 0th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Florida Credit Union gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 40.3% 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 Florida Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 28% of its applications were for home purchases, 12% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 61% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% conventional, 2% 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 Florida Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology