Lighthouse Federal Credit Union · Vermont · 2025

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

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union took 26 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #70 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.2% of them and denied 34.6% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

26Applicationsin VT
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.71%
$65,000Median loanstate $205,000
$1.2MVolume5 counties

Lighthouse Federal Credit Union in Vermont vs the state

34.6%Denial rate+19.80 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+19.43 pts vs state
46.2%Origination rate-18.72 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.54 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.29 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Vermont

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318655.6%6.15%#83
202426946.2%7.00%#70
2025261234.6%7.25%#70

What Lighthouse Federal Credit Union lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 35% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 31% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 7 27% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 100% · 34.6% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 78%
Credit history 2 22%

Where in Vermont

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Windsor County 1785 29.4%
Orange County 412 50.0%
Essex County 220 0.0%
Washington County 202 100.0%
Caledonia County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Vermont

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Eastrise Federal Credit UnionA 3,5295.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 1,16522.0%6.75%
North CountryC 1,1359.5%7.25%
Vermont Federal Credit UnionA 1,00312.0%6.75%
Citizens BankC 82638.9%7.65%
Emm LoansB 7611.5%6.63%
Mascoma BankB 71716.5%6.75%
Union BankB 6414.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 61730.8%5.99%
Community BankD 60713.3%7.00%

Frequently asked questions

Vermont: 26 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 9 denied.

34.6% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Lighthouse Federal Credit Union originated in Vermont in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

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