Mortgage lender · Sidney, NY · LEI 254900641GGR26VXNC67

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

Sidney Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 39th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.07 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 85th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.5kApplications2025
71.6%Originatedof applications
13.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$231MLoan volume3 states

Sidney Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

12.2%Denial rate (all applications)-5.79 pts vs national
13.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.72 pts vs national
71.6%Origination rate+13.57 pts vs national
7.4%Withdrawn by applicant
4.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.07Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.32 pts vs national
$145,000Median loan amount
$3,454Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

39th13.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

85th-0.07 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

73rd12.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

46th2.38% of loan

Trend, 2024–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202490265812.9%14.4%$131M
20251,4931,06912.2%13.9%6.25%$231M

What Sidney 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 758 51% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 26 2% · 19.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 218 15% · 11.5% denied
Home improvement 313 21% · 21.4% denied
Other / HELOC 178 12% · 30.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,493 100% · 12.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 110 manufactured homes, 28 investment properties.

Why Sidney Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 182 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 35 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 29%
Collateral 17 17%
Other 13 13%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Sidney Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1758734.7%
$50k – $100k57039715.7%
$100k – $150k3712808.4%
$150k – $250k2512048.3%
Over $250k107873.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2564541.8%
25–3434925610.2%
35–4434725713.8%
45–5427418619.7%
55–6426017316.8%
65–741381049.2%
Over 74462721.6%

Where Sidney Federal Credit Union lends

3 states and 60 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York1,4791,06112.0%6.25%#56
Pennsylvania10720.0%6.63%#690

Frequently asked questions

Sidney Federal Credit Union denied 13.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 39th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Sidney Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 35.4% 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 Sidney Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.07 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 51% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 33% 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 Sidney Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology