Municipal Credit Union · New York · 2025

Municipal Credit Union in New York: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Municipal Credit Union took 2,484 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #35 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.9% of them and denied 28.3% (42.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

2.5kApplicationsin NY
42.8%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $235,000
$222MVolume30 counties

Municipal Credit Union in New York vs the state

28.3%Denial rate+8.55 pts vs state
42.8%Decision denial rate+18.77 pts vs state
34.9%Origination rate-24.69 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
-0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.53 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
867Loans originated
703Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,35276239.8%6.63%#33
20242,46581836.5%6.88%#34
20252,48486728.3%6.88%#35

What Municipal Credit Union lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 429 17% · 8.6% denied
Refinance 123 5% · 18.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 90 4% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 817 33% · 32.4% denied
Other / HELOC 1,025 41% · 35.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,484 100% · 28.3% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 280 40%
Credit history 192 27%
Collateral 118 17%
Other 101 14%
Incomplete application 6 1%
Employment history 4 1%
Insufficient cash 2 0%

Where in New York

Counties with the most Municipal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Queens County 514168163 31.7%
Kings County 450138134 29.8%
Nassau County 30110875 24.9%
Richmond County 29912768 22.7%
Bronx County 2576972 28.0%
Westchester County 2027763 31.2%
Suffolk County 1546536 23.4%
Orange County 1133940 35.4%
New York County 531913 24.5%
Rockland County 532015 28.3%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 2,484 applications in 2025, of which 867 were originated and 703 denied.

28.3% of all applications, or 42.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Municipal Credit Union originated in New York in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Municipal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in New York, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology