Lighthouse Federal Credit Union · New Hampshire · 2025

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union in New Hampshire: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union took 1,311 mortgage applications in New Hampshire in 2025, ranking #8 of 535 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.6% of them and denied 34.3% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.5%.

1.3kApplicationsin NH
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.49%Median ratestate 6.82%
$105,000Median loanstate $265,000
$97MVolume10 counties

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union in New Hampshire vs the state

34.3%Denial rate+17.83 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+17.20 pts vs state
51.6%Origination rate-10.15 pts vs state
7.49%Median rate+0.67 pts vs state
0.50Rate spread (pts)+0.26 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
676Loans originated
450Denied

Trend in New Hampshire

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,50477133.4%6.50%#6
20241,49880932.8%7.63%#7
20251,31167634.3%7.49%#8

What Lighthouse Federal Credit Union lends in New Hampshire

By loan purpose

Home purchase 151 12% · 29.8% denied
Refinance 31 2% · 16.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 263 20% · 31.9% denied
Home improvement 600 46% · 32.7% denied
Other / HELOC 266 20% · 45.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,311 100% · 34.3% denied

Why it denied New Hampshire applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 243 54%
Credit history 91 20%
Collateral 61 14%
Other 23 5%
Unverifiable information 23 5%
Incomplete application 5 1%
Employment history 4 1%

Where in New Hampshire

Counties with the most Lighthouse Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Strafford County 381216118 31.0%
Rockingham County 329173107 32.5%
Carroll County 1627073 45.1%
Grafton County 1135243 38.1%
Merrimack County 994932 32.3%
Hillsborough County 864426 30.2%
Coos County 703824 34.3%
Belknap County 432313 30.2%
Sullivan County 21811 52.4%
Cheshire County 733 42.9%

Other large lenders in New Hampshire

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 4,96924.3%7.40%
CMG MortgageA 3,4992.5%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 3,09017.0%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,4888.8%6.50%
Service Federal Credit UnionC 2,30025.5%6.49%
TD BankD 1,81122.5%7.54%
St. Mary's Bank Credit UnionB 1,51421.2%7.25%
DigitalD 1,12920.3%7.74%
Bank of AmericaF 1,06828.9%5.99%
Guild MortgageA 9705.5%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Hampshire: 1,311 applications in 2025, of which 676 were originated and 450 denied.

34.3% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Hampshire statewide average across all lenders was 16.5%.

The median rate on loans Lighthouse Federal Credit Union originated in New Hampshire in 2025 was 7.49%, against a statewide median of 6.82%.

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