Mortgage lender · Alexandria, VA · LEI 254900UD8AEXTVCVAF72

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

Transportation Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 23.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 14th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.20 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 1st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

306Applications2025
66.0%Originatedof applications
23.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$18MLoan volume25 states

Transportation Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

20.9%Denial rate (all applications)+2.94 pts vs national
23.7%Denial rate (decided applications)+1.11 pts vs national
66.0%Origination rate+7.98 pts vs national
11.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
8.00%Median interest rate+1.38 pts vs national
2.20Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.94 pts vs national
$75,000Median loan amount
$1,571Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
92%Median loan-to-value
2High-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%

14th23.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

1st2.20 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

49th11.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

43rd2.09% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231637922.7%30.1%8.25%$6.4M
202423813522.3%27.6%8.50%$12M
202530620220.9%23.7%8.00%$18M

What Transportation 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 6 2% · 66.7% denied
Refinance 36 12% · 27.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 141 46% · 3.6% denied
Home improvement 50 16% · 38.0% denied
Other / HELOC 73 24% · 35.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 306 100% · 20.9% denied

Also: 57 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why Transportation Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 64 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Other 42 66%
Credit history 10 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 13%
Collateral 3 5%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Transportation Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k976818.4%
$100k – $150k946324.1%
$150k – $250k815127.1%
Over $250k251428.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34382911.4%
35–44654522.4%
45–54996524.1%
55–64613829.1%
65–74311830.8%

Where Transportation Federal Credit Union lends

25 states and 168 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maryland572840.4%7.75%#301
Missouri33293.0%8.00%#391
Virginia291434.5%7.75%#446
Ohio28217.1%8.25%#480
Illinois221622.7%8.13%#581
Indiana20185.0%7.88%#454
District of Columbia19531.6%8.00%#128
Kentucky181422.2%8.00%#362
Alabama10910.0%8.25%#474
Iowa10100.0%8.00%#361
Oklahoma980.0%7.88%#423
Tennessee980.0%7.75%#651
California8237.5%8.13%#749
Wisconsin8712.5%8.25%#512
Colorado5140.0%8.00%#623

Frequently asked questions

Transportation Federal Credit Union denied 23.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 14th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Transportation Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "other", cited on 65.6% 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 Transportation Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 8.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 2.20 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 2% of its applications were for home purchases, 58% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 40% 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 Transportation Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology