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

Heritage Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 21.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 17th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 9th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

908Applications2025
67.4%Originatedof applications
21.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$92MLoan volume6 states

Heritage Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

19.2%Denial rate (all applications)+1.18 pts vs national
21.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-1.06 pts vs national
67.4%Origination rate+9.37 pts vs national
10.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.13%Median interest rate+0.50 pts vs national
1.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.91 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$2,191Median total loan costs
$79kMedian applicant income
77%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%

17th21.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

9th1.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

53rd11.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

27th2.58% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202375854715.7%17.8%7.63%$62M
202494265117.7%20.0%7.25%$79M
202590861219.2%21.5%7.13%$92M

What Heritage 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 270 30% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 222 24% · 15.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 96 11% · 10.4% denied
Home improvement 129 14% · 36.4% denied
Other / HELOC 191 21% · 37.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 908 100% · 19.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 25 manufactured homes, 26 investment properties.

Why Heritage Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 174 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 54 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 53 30%
Other 50 29%
Collateral 13 7%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Heritage Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1729039.1%
$50k – $100k39125623.5%
$100k – $150k19115113.5%
$150k – $250k99767.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2551414.4%
25–3416411617.4%
35–4420813327.9%
45–5418814215.7%
55–641428624.6%
65–74945430.0%
Over 74422531.6%

Where Heritage Federal Credit Union lends

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

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Indiana77752818.8%7.13%#82
Kentucky1207723.3%7.25%#191
Illinois860.0%7.50%#712

Frequently asked questions

Heritage Federal Credit Union denied 21.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 17th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Heritage Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 31.0% 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 Heritage Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 30% of its applications were for home purchases, 35% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% 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 Heritage Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology