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Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 43.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 2nd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.00 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 12th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

155Applications2025
44.5%Originatedof applications
43.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$8.7MLoan volume1 states

Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

35.5%Denial rate (all applications)+17.50 pts vs national
43.7%Denial rate (decided applications)+21.06 pts vs national
44.5%Origination rate-13.51 pts vs national
14.2%Withdrawn by applicant
4.5%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
1.00Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.75 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$7,528Median total loan costs
$81kMedian applicant income
67%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

2nd43.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

12th1.00 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

23rd18.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

1st7.17% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231597042.1%48.6%7.00%$7.8M
20241488729.7%33.3%7.50%$12M
20251556935.5%43.7%7.25%$8.7M

What Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered 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 14 9% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 42 27% · 42.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 15% · 21.7% denied
Home improvement 41 26% · 34.2% denied
Other / HELOC 35 23% · 51.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 155 100% · 35.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 1 investment properties.

Why Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 55 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 19 35%
Other 14 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 24%
Collateral 6 11%
Employment history 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Incomplete application 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k25670.0%
$50k – $100k692753.3%
$100k – $150k351916.7%
$150k – $250k211327.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3420466.7%
35–44401848.6%
45–54311534.8%
55–64291444.4%
65–74231426.3%

Where Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union lends

1 states and 16 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas1556935.5%7.25%#468

Frequently asked questions

Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union denied 43.7% 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 Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 34.5% 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 Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.00 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 9% of its applications were for home purchases, 42% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 49% 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 Lone Star Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology