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Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 62nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.14 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 89th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

467Applications2025
79.9%Originatedof applications
7.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$94MLoan volume1 states

Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association at a glance, 2025

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

6.4%Denial rate (all applications)-11.56 pts vs national
7.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.50 pts vs national
79.9%Origination rate+21.84 pts vs national
8.1%Withdrawn by applicant
1.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.40 pts vs national
$215,000Median loan amount
$4,529Median total loan costs
$143kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

62nd7.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

89th-0.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

61st9.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

43rd2.11% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235034056.2%6.8%6.00%$84M
20244103347.8%8.4%6.38%$72M
20254673736.4%7.1%6.25%$94M

What Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association 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 276 59% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 15 3% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 6% · 6.9% denied
Home improvement 110 24% · 10.0% denied
Other / HELOC 37 8% · 13.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 467 100% · 6.4% denied

Also: 85 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 9 investment properties.

Why Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 30 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 10 33%
Other 7 23%
Incomplete application 6 20%
Credit history 4 13%
Collateral 2 7%
Employment history 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k251433.3%
$50k – $100k121948.4%
$100k – $150k98779.8%
$150k – $250k1221062.6%
Over $250k96812.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341181004.5%
35–441241036.1%
45–54856313.0%
55–6472566.5%
65–7438283.1%

Where Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association lends

1 states and 11 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York4673736.4%6.25%#139

Frequently asked questions

Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association denied 7.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 62nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 33.3% 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 Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 59% of its applications were for home purchases, 9% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 31% 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 Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association. Data sources · Methodology