Mortgage lender · Gainesville, FL · LEI 254900YB9XQDO5W4KU33

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

Radiant Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 41.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 8th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.13 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 65th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

521Applications2025
46.8%Originatedof applications
41.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$38MLoan volume4 states

Radiant Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

40.9%Denial rate (all applications)+22.90 pts vs national
41.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+18.45 pts vs national
46.8%Origination rate-11.20 pts vs national
0.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.13Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.38 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$3,667Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
66%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%

8th41.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

65th-0.13 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

99th0.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

32nd3.86% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202361825445.8%45.9%8.25%$30M
202448522640.8%41.0%8.00%$26M
202552124440.9%41.0%6.25%$38M

What Radiant 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 66 13% · 51.5% denied
Refinance 17 3% · 29.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 10% · 41.5% denied
Home improvement 220 42% · 33.6% denied
Other / HELOC 165 32% · 47.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 520 100% · 40.8% denied
FHA 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 398 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 7 investment properties.

Why Radiant Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 213 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 131 62%
Credit history 53 25%
Other 18 8%
Collateral 6 3%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Radiant Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k802262.5%
$50k – $100k1867547.3%
$100k – $150k1195741.2%
$150k – $250k905717.8%
Over $250k352814.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34592444.1%
35–441004249.5%
45–541155635.7%
55–641196438.7%
65–74763929.0%
Over 74241145.8%

Where Radiant Credit Union lends

4 states and 31 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida50124438.7%6.25%#240

Frequently asked questions

Radiant Credit Union denied 41.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 8th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Radiant Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 61.5% 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 Radiant Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.13 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 13% of its applications were for home purchases, 13% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 74% 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 Radiant Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology