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

Suncoast Credit Union earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 23.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 53rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.21 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 46th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

13kApplications2025
64.9%Originatedof applications
23.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.3BLoan volume20 states

Suncoast Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

20.0%Denial rate (all applications)+2.01 pts vs national
23.3%Denial rate (decided applications)+0.75 pts vs national
64.9%Origination rate+6.86 pts vs national
7.4%Withdrawn by applicant
7.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.21Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.04 pts vs national
$105,000Median loan amount
$3,841Median total loan costs
$92kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

53rd23.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

46th0.21 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

40th14.3%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

37th3.66% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202314,5627,51132.3%37.4%8.25%$906M
202411,8317,11424.7%28.9%8.50%$937M
202512,9698,41620.0%23.3%7.25%$1.3B

What Suncoast 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 2,767 21% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 1,355 10% · 19.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 811 6% · 26.6% denied
Home improvement 3,425 26% · 22.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4,611 36% · 23.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12,969 100% · 20.0% denied

Also: 9,386 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 202 manufactured homes, 26 investment properties.

Why Suncoast Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 2,593 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 897 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 737 28%
Collateral 655 25%
Other 215 8%
Unverifiable information 32 1%
Incomplete application 27 1%
Employment history 15 1%
Insufficient cash 15 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Suncoast Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,79882144.1%
$50k – $100k5,2493,42622.4%
$100k – $150k3,1272,19219.3%
$150k – $250k2,0041,47015.6%
Over $250k65943717.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2516911918.2%
25–341,7361,14822.1%
35–442,8571,81625.4%
45–543,1272,01624.9%
55–642,6691,69923.9%
65–741,6121,11319.3%
Over 7475948718.9%

Where Suncoast Credit Union lends

20 states and 167 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida12,8298,36419.7%7.25%#15
Georgia391928.2%5.13%#477
North Carolina26946.2%4.99%#485
Tennessee211228.6%4.87%#531
South Carolina14557.1%5.38%#494
Alabama11527.3%5.63%#467

Frequently asked questions

Suncoast 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 53rd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Suncoast Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 34.6% 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 Suncoast Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.21 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 21% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 62% 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 Suncoast Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology