Mortgage lender · Oklahoma City, OK · LEI 549300PZP3UHKYJ5ET63

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

Tinker Federal Credit Union earns an F, in the bottom tier of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 33.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 6th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.07 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 5th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.0kApplications2025
48.8%Originatedof applications
33.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.45%Median ratenational 6.63%
$108MLoan volume3 states

Tinker Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

27.1%Denial rate (all applications)+9.12 pts vs national
33.6%Denial rate (decided applications)+11.01 pts vs national
48.8%Origination rate-9.23 pts vs national
11.1%Withdrawn by applicant
8.2%Closed for incompleteness
7.45%Median interest rate+0.83 pts vs national
1.07Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.82 pts vs national
$65,000Median loan amount
$1,280Median total loan costs
$96kMedian applicant income
66%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

6th33.6% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

5th1.07 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

38th19.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

65th1.97% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1651,27621.8%23.3%7.49%$111M
20242,0571,08324.9%27.3%7.95%$105M
20252,00497827.1%33.6%7.45%$108M

What Tinker 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 321 16% · 14.6% denied
Refinance 55 3% · 27.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 335 17% · 25.1% denied
Home improvement 751 37% · 27.2% denied
Other / HELOC 542 27% · 35.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,962 98% · 27.3% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
VA 41 2% · 19.5% denied

Also: 673 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 50 manufactured homes, 66 investment properties.

Why Tinker Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 543 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 322 59%
Credit history 147 27%
Collateral 25 5%
Other 24 4%
Employment history 12 2%
Unverifiable information 10 2%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Tinker Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2898957.0%
$50k – $100k74133437.5%
$100k – $150k51427328.2%
$150k – $250k35022116.2%
Over $250k724218.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25321240.0%
25–342079141.2%
35–4446022534.4%
45–5446923234.3%
55–6438719632.9%
65–7430015127.1%
Over 741356134.0%

Where Tinker Federal Credit Union lends

3 states and 63 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Oklahoma1,99597727.0%7.45%#15
Texas7157.1%8.49%#1,023

Frequently asked questions

Tinker Federal Credit Union denied 33.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 6th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Tinker Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 59.3% 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 Tinker Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.45%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.07 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 16% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 65% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 0% FHA, 2% 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 Tinker Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology