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Greater Texas Federal Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Greater Texas Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 59.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 0th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.48 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 30th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

815Applications2025
31.8%Originatedof applications
59.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.67%Median ratenational 6.63%
$40MLoan volume1 states

Greater Texas Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

51.8%Denial rate (all applications)+33.80 pts vs national
59.8%Denial rate (decided applications)+37.18 pts vs national
31.8%Origination rate-26.25 pts vs national
9.8%Withdrawn by applicant
3.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.67%Median interest rate+0.04 pts vs national
0.48Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.23 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$375Median total loan costs
$117kMedian applicant income
65%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

0th59.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

30th0.48 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

42nd13.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

97th0.36% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202381221150.9%58.1%6.67%$26M
202488225551.6%64.1%6.87%$36M
202581525951.8%59.8%6.67%$40M

What Greater Texas Federal 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 98 12% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 59 7% · 25.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 98 12% · 31.6% denied
Home improvement 238 29% · 60.1% denied
Other / HELOC 322 40% · 70.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 815 100% · 51.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 21 investment properties.

Why Greater Texas Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 422 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 145 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 142 34%
Collateral 76 18%
Other 56 13%
Employment history 2 0%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Greater Texas Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k871580.3%
$50k – $100k2526867.0%
$100k – $150k1945959.2%
$150k – $250k1958742.0%
Over $250k843053.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34983556.1%
35–442286762.8%
45–542208055.2%
55–641474063.3%
65–74732260.3%
Over 74391363.2%

Where Greater Texas Federal Credit Union lends

1 states and 71 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas81525951.8%6.67%#188

Frequently asked questions

Greater Texas Federal Credit Union denied 59.8% 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 small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Greater Texas Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 34.4% 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 Greater Texas Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.67%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.48 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 12% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 69% 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 Greater Texas Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology