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

Hanscom Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 19.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 66th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.16 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 66th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.5kApplications2025
60.0%Originatedof applications
19.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$196MLoan volume35 states

Hanscom Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

15.1%Denial rate (all applications)-2.93 pts vs national
19.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.34 pts vs national
60.0%Origination rate+1.97 pts vs national
11.4%Withdrawn by applicant
10.4%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
-0.16Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.41 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,620Median total loan costs
$169kMedian applicant income
64%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

66th19.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

66th-0.16 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

11th21.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

72nd2.34% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1871,22027.9%30.7%8.25%$239M
20241,57586131.4%36.0%8.00%$175M
20251,47588515.1%19.3%7.00%$196M

What Hanscom 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 192 13% · 7.8% denied
Refinance 525 36% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 5% · 28.8% denied
Home improvement 391 27% · 11.0% denied
Other / HELOC 294 20% · 24.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,459 99% · 15.2% denied
VA 16 1% · 6.3% denied

Also: 1,238 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 37 investment properties.

Why Hanscom Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 222 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 105 47%
Credit history 47 21%
Collateral 32 14%
Other 28 13%
Unverifiable information 5 2%
Employment history 3 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Hanscom Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k31866.7%
$50k – $100k2128538.8%
$100k – $150k35520818.1%
$150k – $250k47530614.7%
Over $250k36626111.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341175729.9%
35–4432621017.2%
45–5438324018.7%
55–6439122519.3%
65–7418510320.9%
Over 74644114.0%

Where Hanscom Federal Credit Union lends

35 states and 163 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts1,08865215.2%7.00%#46
New Hampshire1187216.1%7.00%#76
Virginia51353.9%7.00%#374
Florida24829.2%6.44%#732
Rhode Island241412.5%7.00%#139
Connecticut20175.0%7.00%#302
Maine181222.2%6.88%#180
California15913.3%7.00%#683
Maryland15106.7%8.00%#434
New Jersey14928.6%7.00%#495
North Carolina1280.0%7.00%#595
Vermont8425.0%6.75%#118
Georgia730.0%6.75%#726
Arizona6416.7%6.88%#584
Oregon6116.7%7.00%#421
Colorado5420.0%6.63%#605
Ohio5420.0%6.44%#705
Pennsylvania5160.0%8.00%#782
South Carolina550.0%7.00%#654

Frequently asked questions

Hanscom Federal Credit Union denied 19.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 66th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Hanscom Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.3% 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 Hanscom Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.16 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 13% of its applications were for home purchases, 41% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 46% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% FHA, 1% 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 Hanscom Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology