TOWER Federal Credit Union · New York · 2025

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

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 68 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #306 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.6% of them and denied 42.7% (48.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

68Applicationsin NY
48.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $235,000
$5.8MVolume18 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in New York vs the state

42.7%Denial rate+22.90 pts vs state
48.3%Decision denial rate+24.29 pts vs state
45.6%Origination rate-14.00 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$185kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
29Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023331251.5%7.00%#352
2024482239.6%8.25%#325
2025683142.7%7.00%#306

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 9% · 50.0% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 15% · 30.0% denied
Home improvement 40 59% · 42.5% denied
Other / HELOC 11 16% · 45.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 68 100% · 42.7% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 34%
Other 10 34%
Credit history 8 28%
Collateral 1 3%

Where in New York

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Nassau County 1669 56.3%
Suffolk County 1155 45.5%
Westchester County 843 37.5%
Orange County 431 25.0%
Dutchess County 403 75.0%
Queens County 302 66.7%
Kings County 321 33.3%
Richmond County 321 33.3%
Erie County 211 50.0%
Rockland County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 68 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 29 denied.

42.7% of all applications, or 48.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in New York 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 New York, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology