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ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 31.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.71 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 17th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.2kApplications2025
58.1%Originatedof applications
31.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$214MLoan volume30 states

ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

27.2%Denial rate (all applications)+9.18 pts vs national
31.7%Denial rate (decided applications)+9.09 pts vs national
58.1%Origination rate+0.03 pts vs national
14.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
8.00%Median interest rate+1.38 pts vs national
0.71Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.46 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$9,202Median total loan costs
$126kMedian applicant income
63%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

29th31.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

17th0.71 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

41st14.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

1st8.76% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,31687019.9%23.0%8.25%$209M
20241,34479024.6%29.4%8.75%$229M
20251,17868427.2%31.7%8.00%$214M

What ITHINK FINANCIAL 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 283 24% · 4.2% denied
Refinance 247 21% · 27.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 429 36% · 28.4% denied
Home improvement 17 1% · 58.8% denied
Other / HELOC 202 17% · 53.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,175 100% · 27.2% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 678 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 48 investment properties.

Why ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 320 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 123 38%
Incomplete application 102 32%
Credit history 51 16%
Collateral 29 9%
Unverifiable information 7 2%
Other 7 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1144159.4%
$50k – $100k31817237.5%
$100k – $150k25815130.3%
$150k – $250k22515421.8%
Over $250k24115618.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34572835.6%
35–4418810833.1%
45–5425716328.1%
55–6431419231.4%
65–7422013126.9%
Over 741245939.4%

Where ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union lends

30 states and 169 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida69337530.5%8.00%#197
Georgia32520025.9%8.00%#193
Maryland26240.0%7.19%#386
North Carolina21149.5%7.75%#518
Massachusetts171123.5%7.25%#427
Virginia17165.9%6.81%#504
Tennessee7442.9%8.25%#675
Texas7514.3%7.25%#1,014
Alabama6416.7%8.00%#544
Arizona650.0%7.00%#573
New York6333.3%8.00%#504

Frequently asked questions

ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union denied 31.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.4% 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 ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union originated in 2025 was 8.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.71 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 24% of its applications were for home purchases, 57% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 19% 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 ITHINK FINANCIAL Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology