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L & N Federal Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

L & N Federal Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 8.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 95th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.24 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 45th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.1kApplications2025
77.7%Originatedof applications
8.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$264MLoan volume7 states

L & N Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

7.6%Denial rate (all applications)-10.43 pts vs national
8.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.89 pts vs national
77.7%Origination rate+19.70 pts vs national
12.1%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.24Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.02 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$2,343Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
77%Median loan-to-value
0High-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%

95th8.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

45th0.24 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

46th13.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

74th2.23% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,7021,3065.4%6.5%8.25%$177M
20241,7031,2947.9%8.9%8.00%$169M
20252,1461,6687.6%8.7%7.00%$264M

What L & N 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 573 27% · 2.4% denied
Refinance 288 13% · 12.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 396 18% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 117 5% · 7.7% denied
Other / HELOC 772 36% · 6.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,146 100% · 7.6% denied

Also: 1,210 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 34 manufactured homes, 29 investment properties.

Why L & N Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 162 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 90 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 54 33%
Collateral 13 8%
Employment history 4 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at L & N Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k33222317.6%
$50k – $100k8626598.1%
$100k – $150k5064068.2%
$150k – $250k3162734.8%
Over $250k106892.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2574551.8%
25–342972264.9%
35–4441831210.3%
45–5447136910.9%
55–644853868.8%
65–742632068.9%
Over 74120967.6%

Where L & N Federal Credit Union lends

7 states and 79 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kentucky1,9561,5197.5%7.00%#21
Indiana1751359.1%7.00%#216
Ohio760.0%6.56%#664
Tennessee550.0%7.25%#747

Frequently asked questions

L & N Federal Credit Union denied 8.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 95th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason L & N Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 55.6% 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 L & N Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.24 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 27% of its applications were for home purchases, 32% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 41% 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 L & N Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology