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

Skyla Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 41.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 8th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.09 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 52nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.8kApplications2025
49.1%Originatedof applications
41.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$157MLoan volume27 states

Skyla Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

36.1%Denial rate (all applications)+18.13 pts vs national
41.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+18.51 pts vs national
49.1%Origination rate-8.91 pts vs national
12.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.09Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.16 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$5,411Median total loan costs
$102kMedian applicant income
59%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

8th41.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

52nd0.09 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

52nd12.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

13th5.15% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,34590930.3%30.8%8.25%$140M
20241,64590533.3%37.4%8.50%$156M
20251,75386136.1%41.1%7.50%$157M

What Skyla 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 263 15% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 179 10% · 21.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 662 38% · 75.8% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 646 37% · 11.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,753 100% · 36.1% denied

Also: 1,148 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 11 manufactured homes, 36 investment properties.

Why Skyla Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 633 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 234 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 156 25%
Incomplete application 103 16%
Collateral 87 14%
Other 25 4%
Unverifiable information 23 4%
Employment history 4 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Skyla Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2528163.5%
$50k – $100k59228044.7%
$100k – $150k36819536.2%
$150k – $250k32019523.9%
Over $250k21011034.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2522850.0%
25–3422210339.9%
35–4437218038.2%
45–5442420344.2%
55–6441420642.6%
65–742029544.3%
Over 74683739.3%

Where Skyla Federal Credit Union lends

27 states and 149 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina1,49475235.4%7.50%#63
South Carolina1307224.6%7.00%#224
California331439.4%7.38%#574
Florida18177.8%7.50%#782
Georgia15473.3%7.59%#607
Texas9166.7%9.18%#987
Virginia8325.0%7.50%#601
Maryland7328.6%7.50%#509

Frequently asked questions

Skyla Federal Credit Union denied 41.1% 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 Skyla Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 37.0% 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 Skyla Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.09 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 15% of its applications were for home purchases, 48% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 37% 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 Skyla Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology