Mortgage lender · Birmingham, AL · LEI 5493006JU3IPG0E80D85

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 34th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

201Applications2025
67.7%Originatedof applications
13.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$30MLoan volume1 states

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

12.4%Denial rate (all applications)-5.54 pts vs national
13.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.78 pts vs national
67.7%Origination rate+9.63 pts vs national
8.5%Withdrawn by applicant
1.5%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$125,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$116kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

34th13.8% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

57th10.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231479517.0%18.0%$12M
202416210417.3%18.5%$14M
202520113612.4%13.8%$30M

What Legacy Community 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 78 39% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 20 10% · 30.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 16% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 12 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 59 29% · 22.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 201 100% · 12.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 3 investment properties.

Why Legacy Community Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 25 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 11 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 32%
Collateral 4 16%
Other 2 8%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Legacy Community Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k271437.0%
$50k – $100k574014.0%
$100k – $150k51386.7%
$150k – $250k41282.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34311812.0%
35–44503114.0%
45–5432286.5%
55–64403012.8%
65–74352120.0%

Where Legacy Community Federal Credit Union lends

1 states and 20 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Alabama20113612.4%#155

Frequently asked questions

Legacy Community Federal Credit Union denied 13.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 34th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Legacy Community Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 44.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 39% of its applications were for home purchases, 26% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% 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 Legacy Community Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology