Mortgage lender · Huntington Beach, CA · LEI 549300F6NSBOJBM9ED39

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

NuVision Federal Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 36.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 15th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.14 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 94th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.0kApplications2025
56.4%Originatedof applications
36.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
4.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$373MLoan volume15 states

NuVision Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

32.6%Denial rate (all applications)+14.59 pts vs national
36.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+13.97 pts vs national
56.4%Origination rate-1.61 pts vs national
10.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.9%Closed for incompleteness
4.99%Median interest rate-1.63 pts vs national
-2.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-2.39 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$6,489Median total loan costs
$147kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

15th36.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

94th-2.14 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

59th10.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

25th4.19% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1541,11638.4%42.5%5.49%$265M
20241,8531,04033.3%37.2%5.99%$308M
20252,0171,13832.6%36.6%4.99%$373M

What NuVision 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 372 18% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 357 18% · 30.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 104 5% · 8.7% denied
Home improvement 566 28% · 38.3% denied
Other / HELOC 618 31% · 47.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,955 97% · 33.1% denied
FHA 52 3% · 17.3% denied
VA 10 0% · 10.0% denied

Also: 1,353 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 4 manufactured homes, 73 investment properties.

Why NuVision Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 657 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 314 48%
Other 133 20%
Incomplete application 86 13%
Collateral 73 11%
Credit history 38 6%
Unverifiable information 11 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at NuVision Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1153370.0%
$50k – $100k41618550.8%
$100k – $150k47727336.4%
$150k – $250k54835228.3%
Over $250k41126522.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341739934.2%
35–4444924436.0%
45–5446025938.8%
55–6449027936.3%
65–7429416737.2%
Over 741327537.0%

Where NuVision Federal Credit Union lends

15 states and 115 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California1,20967233.1%4.99%#150
Alaska50128232.9%4.99%#8
Arizona996726.3%4.99%#245
Washington753930.7%5.75%#265
Wyoming583632.8%4.99%#71
Nevada201040.0%6.19%#273
Colorado14735.7%5.88%#458
Idaho131115.4%4.99%#251
Oregon12541.7%6.38%#338
New Mexico5340.0%4.99%#313

Frequently asked questions

NuVision Federal Credit Union denied 36.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 15th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason NuVision Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.8% 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 NuVision Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 4.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -2.14 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 18% of its applications were for home purchases, 23% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 59% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% conventional, 3% 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 NuVision Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology