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

Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 42.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 7th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.08 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 85th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.8kApplications2025
42.4%Originatedof applications
42.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.65%Median ratenational 6.63%
$247MLoan volume2 states

Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

38.1%Denial rate (all applications)+20.08 pts vs national
42.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+19.97 pts vs national
42.4%Origination rate-15.66 pts vs national
10.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
5.65%Median interest rate-0.97 pts vs national
-1.08Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.33 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$9,168Median total loan costs
$139kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

7th42.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

85th-1.08 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

63rd10.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

34th3.74% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,61382537.1%39.7%4.75%$223M
20241,11741739.8%46.1%7.00%$112M
20251,83477738.1%42.6%5.65%$247M

What Hawaiiusa 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 199 11% · 20.1% denied
Refinance 639 35% · 32.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 1% · 11.5% denied
Home improvement 564 31% · 41.8% denied
Other / HELOC 406 22% · 51.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,834 100% · 38.1% denied

Also: 1,654 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 140 investment properties.

Why Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 698 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 446 64%
Collateral 121 17%
Credit history 109 16%
Other 21 3%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k851082.3%
$50k – $100k41212557.0%
$100k – $150k49521141.6%
$150k – $250k53328132.8%
Over $250k26214426.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341406140.6%
35–4445118743.7%
45–5450422341.1%
55–6441519039.6%
65–742026850.6%
Over 741174645.4%

Where Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union lends

2 states and 4 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Hawaii1,83377738.1%5.65%#4

Frequently asked questions

Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union denied 42.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 7th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 63.9% 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 Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 5.65%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -1.08 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 36% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 53% 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 Hawaiiusa Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology