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

Primeway Federal Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 33.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 6th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.39 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 6th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

727Applications2025
44.0%Originatedof applications
33.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.70%Median ratenational 6.63%
$36MLoan volume2 states

Primeway Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

23.0%Denial rate (all applications)+4.99 pts vs national
33.2%Denial rate (decided applications)+10.61 pts vs national
44.0%Origination rate-14.01 pts vs national
15.8%Withdrawn by applicant
15.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.70%Median interest rate+1.08 pts vs national
1.39Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.13 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$788Median total loan costs
$85kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
3High-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%

6th33.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

6th1.39 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

5th30.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

87th0.93% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202334926618.6%18.8%7.49%$29M
202432423620.7%20.9%7.89%$29M
202572732023.0%33.2%7.70%$36M

What Primeway 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 25 3% · 32.0% denied
Refinance 82 11% · 22.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 155 21% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 294 40% · 25.5% denied
Other / HELOC 171 24% · 20.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 726 100% · 23.0% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why Primeway Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 167 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 64 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 63 38%
Collateral 32 19%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Unverifiable information 4 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Primeway Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1575051.9%
$50k – $100k26611932.1%
$100k – $150k1647627.9%
$150k – $250k1066021.0%
Over $250k271516.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3421918.2%
35–44963841.2%
45–5420910129.2%
55–6422510133.3%
65–741275633.7%
Over 74491540.0%

Where Primeway Federal Credit Union lends

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

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas72632023.0%7.70%#209

Frequently asked questions

Primeway Federal Credit Union denied 33.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 6th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Primeway Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 38.3% 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 Primeway Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.70%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.39 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 3% of its applications were for home purchases, 33% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 64% 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 Primeway Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology