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Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 35.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 16th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.58 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 98th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
53.6%Originatedof applications
35.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
2.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$70MLoan volume9 states

Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

32.0%Denial rate (all applications)+14.05 pts vs national
35.9%Denial rate (decided applications)+13.30 pts vs national
53.6%Origination rate-4.47 pts vs national
10.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.4%Closed for incompleteness
2.99%Median interest rate-3.64 pts vs national
-2.58Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-2.83 pts vs national
$75,000Median loan amount
$5,684Median total loan costs
$91kMedian applicant income
56%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%

16th35.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

98th-2.58 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

62nd10.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

3rd7.58% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,27366940.3%42.3%5.99%$67M
20241,17860635.5%39.4%4.99%$76M
20251,12460232.0%35.9%2.99%$70M

What Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered 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 129 11% · 19.4% denied
Refinance 106 9% · 28.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 100 9% · 28.0% denied
Home improvement 409 36% · 30.3% denied
Other / HELOC 380 34% · 40.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,107 98% · 32.2% denied
FHA 11 1% · 27.3% denied
VA 4 0% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 883 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 123 manufactured homes, 22 investment properties.

Why Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 360 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 131 36%
Other 96 27%
Credit history 68 19%
Collateral 60 17%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1716355.0%
$50k – $100k43721241.0%
$100k – $150k25716325.3%
$150k – $250k18912723.1%
Over $250k472435.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341074536.7%
35–4423712140.5%
45–5423714132.6%
55–6423112633.7%
65–7419710737.2%
Over 741015633.7%

Where Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union lends

9 states and 67 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Washington48126230.8%4.99%#106
Idaho32817133.5%2.99%#68
Montana27014734.4%2.99%#35
Oregon312216.1%5.63%#264

Frequently asked questions

Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union denied 35.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 16th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 36.4% 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 Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union originated in 2025 was 2.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -2.58 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 70% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 1% 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 Horizon Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology