Mortgage lender · Romulus, MI · LEI 254900MCB5QTUWUWQ396

Public Service Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Public Service Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 35.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 5th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.18 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 9th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

675Applications2025
48.7%Originatedof applications
35.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$25MLoan volume9 states

Public Service Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

28.3%Denial rate (all applications)+10.32 pts vs national
35.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+12.39 pts vs national
48.7%Origination rate-9.29 pts vs national
18.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
1.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.92 pts vs national
$55,000Median loan amount
$534Median total loan costs
$71kMedian applicant income
62%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

5th35.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

9th1.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

22nd19.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

86th0.97% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202339020331.3%32.6%8.25%$15M
202457531227.0%28.4%8.25%$25M
202567532928.3%35.0%7.50%$25M

What Public Service 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 33 5% · 33.3% denied
Refinance 27 4% · 44.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 3% · 15.0% denied
Home improvement 282 42% · 28.0% denied
Other / HELOC 313 46% · 27.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 675 100% · 28.3% denied

Also: 137 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 19 investment properties.

Why Public Service Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 191 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 144 75%
Credit history 20 10%
Collateral 15 8%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 6%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Public Service Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1886749.0%
$50k – $100k28113735.1%
$100k – $150k1236725.8%
$150k – $250k684818.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34632638.6%
35–44985037.2%
45–541799138.3%
55–641738335.4%
65–741095825.3%
Over 74351814.3%

Where Public Service Credit Union lends

9 states and 29 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan66632827.6%7.50%#105

Frequently asked questions

Public Service Credit Union denied 35.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 5th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Public Service Credit Union gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 75.4% 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 Public Service Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 5% of its applications were for home purchases, 7% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 88% 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 Public Service Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology