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Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 43.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 7th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.25 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 89th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

3.7kApplications2025
50.4%Originatedof applications
43.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$441MLoan volume4 states

Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

41.8%Denial rate (all applications)+23.77 pts vs national
43.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+20.61 pts vs national
50.4%Origination rate-7.63 pts vs national
2.1%Withdrawn by applicant
1.2%Closed for incompleteness
5.99%Median interest rate-0.63 pts vs national
-1.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.50 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$4,195Median total loan costs
$154kMedian applicant income
61%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%

7th43.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

89th-1.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

92nd3.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

70th2.40% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,5761,76944.0%45.2%6.49%$362M
20243,4141,64745.1%46.3%6.99%$317M
20253,6551,84241.8%43.2%5.99%$441M

What Nassau Educators Federal 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 263 7% · 25.5% denied
Refinance 588 16% · 35.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 90 2% · 35.6% denied
Home improvement 1,583 43% · 41.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,131 31% · 50.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,655 100% · 41.8% denied

Also: 3,343 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 36 investment properties.

Why Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,526 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 537 35%
Other 485 32%
Credit history 337 22%
Collateral 131 9%
Unverifiable information 30 2%
Insufficient cash 5 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1752978.7%
$50k – $100k68626456.2%
$100k – $150k84841543.9%
$150k – $250k1,06462234.8%
Over $250k83149233.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3428912847.9%
35–4495147844.3%
45–5499451642.5%
55–6482641744.3%
65–7440021637.6%
Over 741667044.4%

Where Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union lends

4 states and 34 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York3,6411,84141.7%5.99%#24
Florida9066.7%#943

Frequently asked questions

Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union denied 43.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 7th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 35.2% 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 Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 5.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -1.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 7% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 74% 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 Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology