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St. Mary's Bank Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

St. Mary's Bank Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 24.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 49th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.03 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 60th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.5kApplications2025
63.3%Originatedof applications
24.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$230MLoan volume5 states

St. Mary's Bank Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

21.3%Denial rate (all applications)+3.34 pts vs national
24.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+1.94 pts vs national
63.3%Origination rate+5.22 pts vs national
12.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.4%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
-0.03Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.28 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$3,768Median total loan costs
$131kMedian applicant income
61%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

49th24.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

60th-0.03 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

47th13.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

76th2.15% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,43491624.9%26.8%7.75%$211M
20241,38988324.6%26.6%8.00%$195M
20251,54397621.3%24.5%7.25%$230M

What St. Mary's Bank 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 473 31% · 14.2% denied
Refinance 287 19% · 15.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 8% · 14.1% denied
Home improvement 454 29% · 25.8% denied
Other / HELOC 201 13% · 40.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,543 100% · 21.3% denied

Also: 1,005 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 17 manufactured homes, 63 investment properties.

Why St. Mary's Bank Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 329 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 83 25%
Credit history 77 23%
Collateral 64 19%
Incomplete application 55 17%
Other 45 14%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at St. Mary's Bank Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k722263.5%
$50k – $100k41125028.2%
$100k – $150k41727023.3%
$150k – $250k41229218.3%
Over $250k19911720.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3419411329.8%
35–4434522222.9%
45–5434521624.5%
55–6435123719.8%
65–7419211827.6%
Over 74814830.7%

Where St. Mary's Bank 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
New Hampshire1,51496721.2%7.25%#7
Massachusetts17635.3%6.71%#428
Maine10320.0%6.38%#219

Frequently asked questions

St. Mary's Bank Credit Union denied 24.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 49th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason St. Mary's Bank Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 25.2% 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 St. Mary's Bank Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.03 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 31% of its applications were for home purchases, 27% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 42% 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 St. Mary's Bank Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology