Mortgage lender · Chubbuck, ID · LEI 5493001PXRJMPLXPG540

Idaho Central Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Idaho Central Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 17.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 73rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.18 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 87th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

17kApplications2025
62.4%Originatedof applications
17.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.7BLoan volume17 states

Idaho Central Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

16.7%Denial rate (all applications)-1.24 pts vs national
17.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.75 pts vs national
62.4%Origination rate+4.36 pts vs national
6.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
-1.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.44 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$5,221Median total loan costs
$123kMedian applicant income
70%Median loan-to-value
9High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

73rd17.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

87th-1.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

84th6.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

54th2.98% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202312,6967,55221.0%21.9%8.25%$1.7B
202414,0468,57320.0%20.8%8.00%$2.0B
202517,00310,60816.7%17.8%7.00%$2.7B

What Idaho Central 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 4,703 28% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 1,747 10% · 10.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 4,622 27% · 27.4% denied
Home improvement 5,931 35% · 18.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16,300 96% · 16.9% denied
FHA 475 3% · 16.8% denied
VA 220 1% · 6.8% denied
USDA / RHS 8 0% · 25.0% denied

Also: 9,762 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 426 manufactured homes, 1,162 investment properties.

Why Idaho Central Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,846 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 2,020 71%
Collateral 419 15%
Credit history 320 11%
Incomplete application 26 1%
Unverifiable information 22 1%
Other 17 1%
Employment history 16 1%
Insufficient cash 6 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Idaho Central Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,10142344.3%
$50k – $100k4,9052,88222.3%
$100k – $150k4,4002,88815.7%
$150k – $250k4,0772,80511.6%
Over $250k2,2771,56310.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2537024711.9%
25–342,7521,72616.6%
35–444,3172,63719.3%
45–544,0352,52317.8%
55–642,9441,86917.9%
65–741,7951,17216.4%
Over 7472241121.2%

Where Idaho Central Credit Union lends

17 states and 137 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Idaho15,6449,87116.5%7.00%#1
Washington1,04861216.0%7.00%#60
Arizona1778328.3%7.00%#185
Oregon842635.7%7.13%#177
Utah18611.1%6.38%#246
Montana10620.0%6.63%#182
Wyoming7214.3%6.56%#165

Frequently asked questions

Idaho Central Credit Union denied 17.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 73rd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Idaho Central Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 71.0% 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 Idaho Central Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -1.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 28% of its applications were for home purchases, 37% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 3% 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 Idaho Central Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology