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Grow Financial Federal Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Grow Financial Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 22nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.13 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 69th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

576Applications2025
71.5%Originatedof applications
18.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.80%Median ratenational 6.63%
$92MLoan volume6 states

Grow Financial Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

17.0%Denial rate (all applications)-0.97 pts vs national
18.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.78 pts vs national
71.5%Origination rate+13.50 pts vs national
9.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.80%Median interest rate+0.17 pts vs national
0.13Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.13 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,436Median total loan costs
$110kMedian applicant income
57%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

22nd18.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

69th0.13 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

60th9.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

39th2.22% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202377454121.5%23.4%8.50%$111M
202466349418.7%19.4%7.13%$114M
202557641217.0%18.8%6.80%$92M

What Grow Financial 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 174 30% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 70 12% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 93 16% · 23.7% denied
Home improvement 110 19% · 15.5% denied
Other / HELOC 129 22% · 24.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 574 100% · 17.1% denied
FHA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 4 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 41 investment properties.

Why Grow Financial Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 98 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 27 28%
Credit history 20 20%
Collateral 17 17%
Unverifiable information 13 13%
Other 13 13%
Incomplete application 6 6%
Employment history 2 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Grow Financial Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k392726.3%
$50k – $100k18113718.0%
$100k – $150k12510115.0%
$150k – $250k101904.2%
Over $250k433610.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34786010.0%
35–44876323.2%
45–541249415.0%
55–641309224.6%
65–74725017.2%
Over 74473116.2%

Where Grow Financial Federal Credit Union lends

6 states and 66 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida50536017.8%7.75%#239
South Carolina413112.2%6.38%#370
Georgia1290.0%6.38%#639
North Carolina9711.1%6.25%#656
Tennessee7414.3%5.63%#693

Frequently asked questions

Grow Financial Federal Credit Union denied 18.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 22nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Grow Financial Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 27.6% 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 Grow Financial Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.80%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.13 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 30% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 41% 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 Grow Financial Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology