Houston Federal Credit Union · Texas · 2025

Houston Federal Credit Union in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Houston Federal Credit Union took 175 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #440 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.9% of them and denied 22.9% (31.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

175Applicationsin TX
31.5%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $245,000
$18MVolume15 counties

Houston Federal Credit Union in Texas vs the state

22.9%Denial rate+3.43 pts vs state
31.5%Decision denial rate+6.60 pts vs state
46.9%Origination rate-8.02 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
82Loans originated
40Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330916217.2%#321
202426814624.6%7.50%#335
20251758222.9%6.75%#440

What Houston Federal Credit Union lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 29% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 9 5% · 55.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 25% · 27.9% denied
Home improvement 4 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 68 39% · 29.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 175 100% · 22.9% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 33%
Credit history 12 30%
Collateral 8 20%
Unverifiable information 3 8%
Incomplete application 3 8%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Houston Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harris County 843619 22.6%
Fort Bend County 693516 23.2%
Montgomery County 541 20.0%
Travis County 412 50.0%
Waller County 220 0.0%
Bexar County 200 0.0%
Guadalupe County 100 0.0%
Colorado County 110 0.0%
Chambers County 101 100.0%
Galveston County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Texas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 56,49111.0%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 45,65822.4%6.63%
21st MortgageF 37,96145.9%9.94%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 26,34813.5%4.50%
Lennar MortgageA 21,95920.5%4.50%
Bank of AmericaF 18,00843.0%6.24%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 16,2609.8%6.45%
CMG MortgageA 15,9783.9%6.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,68344.7%10.50%
Triad Financial ServicesD 15,15850.0%9.35%

Frequently asked questions

Texas: 175 applications in 2025, of which 82 were originated and 40 denied.

22.9% of all applications, or 31.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Houston Federal Credit Union originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Houston Federal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Texas, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology