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

New Horizons Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 26.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 10th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 6.38 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 0th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

220Applications2025
61.8%Originatedof applications
26.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$23MLoan volume2 states

New Horizons Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

22.7%Denial rate (all applications)+4.75 pts vs national
26.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+3.87 pts vs national
61.8%Origination rate+3.79 pts vs national
12.7%Withdrawn by applicant
1.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.99%Median interest rate+0.37 pts vs national
6.38Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+6.13 pts vs national
$80,000Median loan amount
$4,076Median total loan costs
$113kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

10th26.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

0th6.38 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

39th14.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

4th5.10% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202319512425.1%27.7%6.50%$18M
202421213328.3%30.8%6.50%$21M
202522013622.7%26.5%6.99%$23M

What New Horizons 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 52 24% · 5.8% denied
Refinance 15 7% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 28% · 19.4% denied
Home improvement 14 6% · 21.4% denied
Other / HELOC 77 35% · 35.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 220 100% · 22.7% denied

Also: 90 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why New Horizons Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 50 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 28 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 26%
Incomplete application 3 6%
Unverifiable information 3 6%
Collateral 2 4%
Other 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at New Horizons Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k251245.5%
$50k – $100k683339.3%
$100k – $150k45367.5%
$150k – $250k57444.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34412720.6%
35–44473126.2%
45–54563133.3%
55–64321926.9%
65–74292021.4%

Where New Horizons Credit Union lends

2 states and 6 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Alabama21513322.8%6.99%#149
Mississippi5320.0%5.24%#340

Frequently asked questions

New Horizons Credit Union denied 26.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 10th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason New Horizons Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 56.0% 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 New Horizons Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 6.38 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 24% of its applications were for home purchases, 35% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 41% 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 New Horizons Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology