Mortgage lender · Edwardsville, IL · LEI 5493000D7DINI9PZN749

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

Scott Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 23.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 17th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 61st percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.4kApplications2025
67.6%Originatedof applications
23.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$181MLoan volume14 states

Scott Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

20.6%Denial rate (all applications)+2.59 pts vs national
23.3%Denial rate (decided applications)+0.71 pts vs national
67.6%Origination rate+9.53 pts vs national
11.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.06 pts vs national
$125,000Median loan amount
$2,670Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

17th23.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

61st0.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

75th11.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

57th2.14% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,40686328.1%30.7%6.75%$112M
20241,40596021.6%23.8%6.88%$158M
20251,44997920.6%23.3%6.50%$181M

What Scott 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 608 42% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 103 7% · 15.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 186 13% · 15.1% denied
Home improvement 291 20% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 261 18% · 47.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,357 94% · 21.3% denied
FHA 46 3% · 15.2% denied
VA 46 3% · 4.4% denied

Also: 567 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 12 manufactured homes, 25 investment properties.

Why Scott Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 298 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 90 30%
Credit history 82 28%
Other 65 22%
Collateral 33 11%
Unverifiable information 14 5%
Insufficient cash 6 2%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Employment history 3 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Scott Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1457144.5%
$50k – $100k52733327.1%
$100k – $150k35526517.2%
$150k – $250k31623815.6%
Over $250k866119.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25916710.7%
25–3428620517.3%
35–4436124222.8%
45–5429819030.2%
55–6423816024.5%
65–741439326.2%
Over 74322226.7%

Where Scott Credit Union lends

14 states and 90 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1,13376420.9%6.63%#73
Missouri29119720.3%6.38%#141
Florida11818.2%6.56%#910

Frequently asked questions

Scott Credit Union denied 23.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 17th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Scott Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 30.2% 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 Scott Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 42% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 38% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 94% conventional, 3% FHA, 3% 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 Scott Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology