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Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 15.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 79th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.05 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 55th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.1kApplications2025
70.6%Originatedof applications
15.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$148MLoan volume4 states

Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

13.3%Denial rate (all applications)-4.70 pts vs national
15.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.02 pts vs national
70.6%Origination rate+12.56 pts vs national
8.8%Withdrawn by applicant
5.9%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.05Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.20 pts vs national
$115,000Median loan amount
$5,285Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
73%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

79th15.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

55th0.05 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

37th14.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

19th4.60% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,12782212.8%14.8%8.25%$131M
202496067711.4%13.8%7.75%$114M
20251,12279213.3%15.6%7.25%$148M

What Marion and Polk Schools 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 152 14% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 13 1% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 1% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 492 44% · 12.0% denied
Other / HELOC 449 40% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,113 99% · 13.2% denied
FHA 8 1% · 12.5% denied
VA 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 1,017 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 28 manufactured homes, 59 investment properties.

Why Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 149 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 97 65%
Credit history 26 17%
Collateral 19 13%
Other 4 3%
Employment history 3 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k743042.9%
$50k – $100k31420519.9%
$100k – $150k34824813.7%
$150k – $250k27622010.8%
Over $250k90733.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341026121.8%
35–4428219218.3%
45–5427520314.5%
55–6420413815.3%
65–7415211711.8%
Over 74977312.1%

Where Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union lends

4 states and 25 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Oregon1,11579113.0%7.25%#38
California5080.0%#802

Frequently asked questions

Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union denied 15.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 79th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 65.1% 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 Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.05 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 14% of its applications were for home purchases, 3% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 84% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% 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 Marion and Polk Schools Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology