Mortgage lender · Grand Rapids, MI · LEI 549300VH184HHOFFT776

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

Meijer Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 53.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 1st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.43 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 5th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

150Applications2025
46.7%Originatedof applications
53.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.44%Median ratenational 6.63%
$12MLoan volume7 states

Meijer Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

53.3%Denial rate (all applications)+35.35 pts vs national
53.3%Denial rate (decided applications)+30.74 pts vs national
46.7%Origination rate-11.36 pts vs national
0.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.44%Median interest rate+0.81 pts vs national
1.43Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.18 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$500Median total loan costs
$79kMedian applicant income
71%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

1st53.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

5th1.43 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

95th0.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

95th0.48% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231449826.4%27.5%7.24%$10M
20241488141.2%43.0%7.50%$12M
20251507053.3%53.3%7.44%$12M

What Meijer 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 75 50% · 78.7% denied
Refinance 4 3% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 7% · 18.2% denied
Home improvement 29 19% · 41.4% denied
Other / HELOC 31 21% · 19.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 150 100% · 53.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 2 investment properties.

Why Meijer Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 80 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 38 48%
Incomplete application 21 26%
Other 13 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 6%
Collateral 2 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Meijer Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k34682.4%
$50k – $100k662759.1%
$100k – $150k281932.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3434876.5%
35–44331748.5%
45–54301646.7%
55–64362336.1%

Where Meijer Credit Union lends

7 states and 36 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan856721.2%7.38%#288

Frequently asked questions

Meijer Credit Union denied 53.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 1st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Meijer Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 47.5% 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 Meijer Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.44%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.43 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 50% of its applications were for home purchases, 10% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 40% 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 Meijer Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology