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

Members Alliance Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 14.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 33rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.11 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 71st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

573Applications2025
46.4%Originatedof applications
14.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$30MLoan volume13 states

Members Alliance Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

8.0%Denial rate (all applications)-9.95 pts vs national
14.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.26 pts vs national
46.4%Origination rate-11.61 pts vs national
32.5%Withdrawn by applicant
11.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
0.11Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.14 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$816Median total loan costs
$84kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

33rd14.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

71st0.11 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

1st44.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

86th0.96% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20245173864.6%5.8%6.50%$25M
20255732668.0%14.3%6.25%$30M

What Members Alliance 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 224 39% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 65 11% · 3.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 8% · 2.2% denied
Other / HELOC 239 42% · 15.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 572 100% · 8.0% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 32 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 1 investment properties.

Why Members Alliance Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 46 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 27 59%
Credit history 18 39%
Collateral 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Members Alliance Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1092836.2%
$50k – $100k20311610.5%
$100k – $150k1337613.2%
$150k – $250k62406.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3480538.3%
35–4476517.1%
45–54945619.4%
55–64784814.0%
65–74563815.2%
Over 74201113.3%

Where Members Alliance Credit Union lends

13 states and 14 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois5212648.8%6.25%#123
Wisconsin820.0%6.38%#507

Frequently asked questions

Members Alliance Credit Union denied 14.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 33rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Members Alliance Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 58.7% 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 Members Alliance Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.11 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 39% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 42% 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 Members Alliance Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology