TOWER Federal Credit Union · Delaware · 2025

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Delaware: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 98 mortgage applications in Delaware in 2025, ranking #86 of 540 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.2% of them and denied 20.4% (24.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

98Applicationsin DE
24.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $245,000
$13MVolume3 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Delaware vs the state

20.4%Denial rate+2.25 pts vs state
24.7%Decision denial rate+1.96 pts vs state
62.2%Origination rate+3.05 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.49 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
61Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Delaware

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231106925.5%7.00%#74
20241107321.8%7.99%#72
2025986120.4%7.00%#86

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in Delaware

By loan purpose

Home purchase 34 35% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 20% · 35.0% denied
Home improvement 27 28% · 14.8% denied
Other / HELOC 16 16% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 98 100% · 20.4% denied

Why it denied Delaware applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 65%
Other 3 15%
Credit history 3 15%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in Delaware

Counties with the most TOWER Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sussex County 66439 13.6%
New Castle County 281510 35.7%
Kent County 431 25.0%

Other large lenders in Delaware

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 2,38115.5%6.88%
Wilmington Savings Fund SocietyB 1,80116.6%7.25%
Citizens BankC 1,63329.3%7.65%
PNC BankD 1,49225.1%7.50%
NVR Mortgage FinanceB 1,41418.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,40813.0%6.13%
Pike Creek Mortgage ServicesB 1,3832.2%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 1,33732.5%5.99%
NewrezD 1,12718.4%6.50%
Del-One Federal Credit UnionD 1,07041.3%7.00%

Frequently asked questions

Delaware: 98 applications in 2025, of which 61 were originated and 20 denied.

20.4% of all applications, or 24.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Delaware statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in Delaware in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER Federal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Delaware, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology