Liberty First Credit Union · Nebraska · 2025

Liberty First Credit Union in Nebraska: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Liberty First Credit Union took 659 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #19 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 9.6% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

659Applicationsin NE
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $185,000
$74MVolume33 counties

Liberty First Credit Union in Nebraska vs the state

9.6%Denial rate-2.97 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-2.15 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate-4.31 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
415Loans originated
63Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234754750.0%6.99%#28
20246053975.3%6.88%#23
20256594159.6%6.63%#19

What Liberty First Credit Union lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 296 45% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 163 25% · 17.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 186 28% · 5.4% denied
Home improvement 10 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 577 88% · 8.2% denied
FHA 60 9% · 26.7% denied
VA 22 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 41%
Credit history 25 40%
Collateral 8 13%
Employment history 2 3%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Liberty First Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lancaster County 46530039 8.4%
Seward County 33213 9.1%
Cass County 25174 16.0%
Gage County 18121 5.6%
Saunders County 18112 11.1%
Saline County 1792 11.8%
Douglas County 1583 20.0%
Otoe County 1270 0.0%
Sarpy County 841 12.5%
Jefferson County 641 16.7%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 659 applications in 2025, of which 415 were originated and 63 denied.

9.6% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Liberty First Credit Union originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Liberty First Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Nebraska, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology