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National Police Federal Credit Union effective review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

National Police Federal Credit Union effective earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 43rd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

143Applications2025
74.8%Originatedof applications
11.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$35MLoan volume21 states

National Police Federal Credit Union effective at a glance, 2025

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

9.8%Denial rate (all applications)-8.19 pts vs national
11.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.02 pts vs national
74.8%Origination rate+16.80 pts vs national
15.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$305,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$139kMedian 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%

43rd11.6% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

34th15.4%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023785315.4%18.5%$11M
20241027315.7%18.0%$19M
20251431079.8%11.6%$35M

What National Police Federal Credit Union effective 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 82 57% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 41 29% · 4.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 3% · 60.0% denied
Home improvement 14 10% · 28.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 143 100% · 9.8% denied

Who gets approved at National Police Federal Credit Union effective

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k322317.9%
$100k – $150k46367.7%
$150k – $250k463612.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34373011.8%
35–4462456.3%
45–54251917.4%

Where National Police Federal Credit Union effective lends

21 states and 49 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois775611.7%#391
Missouri13110.0%#486
Arizona11618.2%#489
Indiana8612.5%#581
Ohio8512.5%#640

Frequently asked questions

National Police Federal Credit Union effective denied 11.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 43rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 57% of its applications were for home purchases, 32% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 10% 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 National Police Federal Credit Union effective. Data sources · Methodology