Mortgage lender · Brighton, MI · LEI 254900RQGXH1N2N6D695

Lake Trust Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Lake Trust Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 44.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 2nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.34 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 6th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

955Applications2025
54.7%Originatedof applications
44.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.39%Median ratenational 6.63%
$109MLoan volume1 states

Lake Trust Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

43.8%Denial rate (all applications)+25.79 pts vs national
44.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+21.50 pts vs national
54.7%Origination rate-3.37 pts vs national
0.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
7.39%Median interest rate+0.76 pts vs national
1.34Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.09 pts vs national
$55,000Median loan amount
$606Median total loan costs
$95kMedian applicant income
59%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

2nd44.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

6th1.34 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

94th0.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

82nd1.10% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202395747048.9%49.0%8.25%$27M
202483144743.1%43.6%8.50%$30M
202595552243.8%44.1%7.39%$109M

What Lake Trust 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 8 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 45 5% · 64.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 141 15% · 29.1% denied
Home improvement 438 46% · 43.2% denied
Other / HELOC 323 34% · 49.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 955 100% · 43.8% denied

Also: 228 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 21 manufactured homes, 15 investment properties.

Why Lake Trust Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 418 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 183 44%
Incomplete application 167 40%
Credit history 41 10%
Collateral 22 5%
Other 4 1%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Lake Trust Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1353177.0%
$50k – $100k36318448.6%
$100k – $150k23516329.1%
$150k – $250k14610229.7%
Over $250k572943.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34552452.7%
35–441639839.3%
45–5422712644.1%
55–6427214047.6%
65–741539039.5%
Over 74693450.0%

Where Lake Trust Credit Union lends

1 states and 41 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan95552243.8%7.39%#77

Frequently asked questions

Lake Trust Credit Union denied 44.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 2nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Lake Trust Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.8% 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 Lake Trust Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.39%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.34 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 1% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 80% 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 Lake Trust Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology