Mortgage lender · La Crosse, WI · LEI 5493007DIB8YPDM6NR52

Marine Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Marine Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 44.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 3rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.70 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 1st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.2kApplications2025
36.0%Originatedof applications
44.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$150MLoan volume5 states

Marine Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

35.0%Denial rate (all applications)+17.00 pts vs national
44.9%Denial rate (decided applications)+22.35 pts vs national
36.0%Origination rate-22.03 pts vs national
21.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
8.88%Median interest rate+2.26 pts vs national
2.70Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+2.45 pts vs national
$115,000Median loan amount
$2,939Median total loan costs
$80kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
24High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

3rd44.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

1st2.70 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

26th22.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

39th2.56% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,1691,11533.9%46.3%8.73%$128M
20242,89798935.8%46.0%9.38%$114M
20253,2221,16035.0%44.9%8.88%$150M

What Marine 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 590 18% · 31.4% denied
Refinance 361 11% · 28.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,271 70% · 37.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,222 100% · 35.0% denied

Also: 327 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 114 manufactured homes, 125 investment properties.

Why Marine Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,127 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 489 43%
Credit history 407 36%
Incomplete application 87 8%
Collateral 70 6%
Unverifiable information 25 2%
Other 22 2%
Employment history 15 1%
Insufficient cash 12 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Marine Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k65816761.9%
$50k – $100k1,40349943.6%
$100k – $150k73831138.1%
$150k – $250k29513133.3%
Over $250k712834.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25662039.5%
25–3441913147.7%
35–4486731048.2%
45–5487933344.0%
55–6461722742.7%
65–7428410342.7%
Over 74883535.3%

Where Marine Credit Union lends

5 states and 174 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Wisconsin2,45089334.1%8.73%#21
Iowa54019736.9%9.13%#40
Minnesota1364733.8%8.25%#172
Illinois952347.4%9.61%#354

Frequently asked questions

Marine Credit Union denied 44.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 3rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Marine Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.4% 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 Marine Credit Union originated in 2025 was 8.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 2.70 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 18% of its applications were for home purchases, 82% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 Marine Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology