Mortgage lender · Temple, TX · LEI 549300BDFK1ZR5QSYO15

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

TEXELL Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 26.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 10th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.54 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 27th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

474Applications2025
59.5%Originatedof applications
26.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.74%Median ratenational 6.63%
$37MLoan volume1 states

TEXELL Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

23.4%Denial rate (all applications)+5.44 pts vs national
26.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.03 pts vs national
59.5%Origination rate+1.46 pts vs national
12.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.74%Median interest rate+0.12 pts vs national
0.54Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.29 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$1,324Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
66%Median loan-to-value
4High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

10th26.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

27th0.54 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

48th12.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

70th1.39% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202364328328.5%37.5%6.74%$25M
202464531829.6%34.4%6.99%$36M
202547428223.4%26.6%6.74%$37M

What TEXELL 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 63 13% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 35 7% · 22.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 141 30% · 24.1% denied
Home improvement 13 3% · 53.9% denied
Other / HELOC 222 47% · 25.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 473 100% · 23.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 13 manufactured homes, 7 investment properties.

Why TEXELL Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 111 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 51 46%
Credit history 32 29%
Other 21 19%
Collateral 4 4%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at TEXELL Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k603037.0%
$50k – $100k17910031.5%
$100k – $150k1348719.3%
$150k – $250k755017.7%
Over $250k211227.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34653925.0%
35–441146730.8%
45–541216832.4%
55–64845720.0%
65–74643719.2%
Over 74221029.4%

Where TEXELL Credit Union lends

1 states and 32 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas47428223.4%6.74%#271

Frequently asked questions

TEXELL Credit Union denied 26.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 10th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason TEXELL Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 45.9% 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 TEXELL Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.74%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.54 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 13% of its applications were for home purchases, 37% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 50% 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 TEXELL Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology