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

Truliant Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 50.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 3rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.26 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 40th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

9.8kApplications2025
43.0%Originatedof applications
50.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$535MLoan volume41 states

Truliant Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

45.3%Denial rate (all applications)+27.30 pts vs national
50.3%Denial rate (decided applications)+27.73 pts vs national
43.0%Origination rate-14.99 pts vs national
9.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.26Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.01 pts vs national
$85,000Median loan amount
$3,677Median total loan costs
$85kMedian applicant income
64%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

3rd50.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

40th0.26 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

65th10.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

22nd4.33% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239,4424,91533.4%37.1%8.00%$632M
20249,8694,85040.5%44.2%8.25%$595M
20259,7684,20445.3%50.3%7.25%$535M

What Truliant 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 1,034 11% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 1,612 17% · 37.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,271 13% · 39.8% denied
Home improvement 3,086 32% · 47.5% denied
Other / HELOC 2,765 28% · 57.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9,712 99% · 45.5% denied
FHA 30 0% · 13.3% denied
VA 26 0% · 3.9% denied

Also: 5,290 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 803 manufactured homes, 51 investment properties.

Why Truliant Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 4,423 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 1,491 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,300 29%
Other 666 15%
Collateral 498 11%
Unverifiable information 440 10%
Incomplete application 19 0%
Employment history 5 0%
Insufficient cash 4 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Truliant Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,84855065.1%
$50k – $100k3,9601,62852.6%
$100k – $150k2,0581,00743.5%
$150k – $250k1,35072139.2%
Over $250k45324835.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251074250.0%
25–341,00736957.0%
35–442,11281355.9%
45–542,4541,02852.2%
55–642,3521,10145.8%
65–741,22161242.2%
Over 7450222946.1%

Where Truliant Federal Credit Union lends

41 states and 381 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina7,9613,46644.7%7.25%#12
South Carolina85437743.4%7.25%#67
Virginia65732239.9%7.25%#97
Florida731074.0%7.25%#540
Georgia451646.7%7.25%#448
Tennessee38876.3%7.19%#451
Ohio18566.7%7.25%#545
California110100.0%#716
New York110100.0%#461
Texas110100.0%#952
Kentucky80100.0%#439
Illinois7085.7%#727
Colorado60100.0%#578
Indiana60100.0%#618
Pennsylvania6083.3%#760
Alabama50100.0%#575
Arizona50100.0%#597

Frequently asked questions

Truliant Federal Credit Union denied 50.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 3rd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Truliant Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 33.7% 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 Truliant Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.26 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 60% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% 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 Truliant Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology