Mortgage lender · Yakima, WA · LEI 549300GGB04TG4AH1377

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

Solarity Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 38.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 12th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.51 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 23rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

530Applications2025
51.5%Originatedof applications
38.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$48MLoan volume5 states

Solarity Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

31.7%Denial rate (all applications)+13.72 pts vs national
38.1%Denial rate (decided applications)+15.51 pts vs national
51.5%Origination rate-6.52 pts vs national
12.1%Withdrawn by applicant
4.7%Closed for incompleteness
7.75%Median interest rate+1.13 pts vs national
0.51Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.26 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$3,947Median total loan costs
$91kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

12th38.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

23rd0.51 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

27th16.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

34th3.76% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232409837.9%47.9%6.61%$38M
20241447525.7%32.5%6.75%$40M
202553027331.7%38.1%7.75%$48M

What Solarity 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 82 15% · 19.5% denied
Refinance 34 6% · 32.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 10% · 13.7% denied
Home improvement 151 28% · 34.4% denied
Other / HELOC 212 40% · 38.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 530 100% · 31.7% denied

Also: 406 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 38 manufactured homes, 34 investment properties.

Why Solarity Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 168 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 104 62%
Credit history 37 22%
Other 15 9%
Collateral 12 7%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Solarity Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k732264.5%
$50k – $100k21610542.9%
$100k – $150k1287627.6%
$150k – $250k643926.4%
Over $250k281821.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34703440.4%
35–441055837.6%
45–541457142.3%
55–641085638.5%
65–74512336.1%
Over 74211028.6%

Where Solarity Credit Union lends

5 states and 23 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Washington52326731.9%7.75%#99

Frequently asked questions

Solarity Credit Union denied 38.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 12th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Solarity Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 61.9% 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 Solarity Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.51 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 15% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 68% 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 Solarity Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology