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

United Federal Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 27.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 11th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.47 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 22nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.3kApplications2025
60.2%Originatedof applications
27.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.05%Median ratenational 6.63%
$689MLoan volume37 states

United Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

24.0%Denial rate (all applications)+6.05 pts vs national
27.5%Denial rate (decided applications)+4.93 pts vs national
60.2%Origination rate+2.15 pts vs national
12.2%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
7.05%Median interest rate+0.42 pts vs national
0.47Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.22 pts vs national
$125,000Median loan amount
$3,901Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
72%Median loan-to-value
9High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

11th27.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

22nd0.47 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

71st12.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

21st3.12% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234,8732,82025.9%29.4%7.75%$463M
20244,8182,88826.2%29.4%8.15%$504M
20255,3443,21624.0%27.5%7.05%$689M

What United 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 1,654 31% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 663 12% · 18.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 419 8% · 8.4% denied
Home improvement 1,377 26% · 36.4% denied
Other / HELOC 1,231 23% · 44.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,078 95% · 24.6% denied
FHA 212 4% · 14.2% denied
VA 30 1% · 3.3% denied
USDA / RHS 24 0% · 12.5% denied

Also: 2,012 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 204 manufactured homes, 153 investment properties.

Why United Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,284 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 390 30%
Incomplete application 331 26%
Debt-to-income ratio 316 25%
Collateral 136 11%
Other 67 5%
Unverifiable information 34 3%
Employment history 8 1%
Insufficient cash 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at United Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k73834143.4%
$50k – $100k1,8781,10728.8%
$100k – $150k1,25480923.3%
$150k – $250k89158719.4%
Over $250k47933017.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2517711120.1%
25–3483251423.3%
35–441,30076130.3%
45–541,16769029.2%
55–6496959726.6%
65–7461138726.4%
Over 7424913828.3%

Where United Federal Credit Union lends

37 states and 351 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan1,6681,07218.9%7.05%#52
Nevada96255128.9%7.05%#33
Arkansas81547825.3%6.81%#35
North Carolina80048525.0%7.00%#100
Indiana34721123.9%6.88%#147
Ohio26216322.5%7.00%#200
Pennsylvania1205935.8%7.25%#354
Oklahoma1015927.7%6.50%#187
California381731.6%6.88%#562
South Carolina382515.8%6.62%#375
Florida352025.7%6.93%#658
Missouri19731.6%6.63%#439
Georgia17647.1%7.00%#591
Illinois1467.1%6.18%#639
Tennessee141014.3%6.94%#590
Texas13376.9%5.87%#929
Minnesota1160.0%5.93%#450
Alabama860.0%6.38%#507
Virginia7328.6%5.87%#605
Wisconsin7428.6%6.81%#529
New Jersey6083.3%#579
Arizona5160.0%6.63%#606

Frequently asked questions

United Federal Credit Union denied 27.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 11th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason United Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 30.4% 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 United Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.05%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.47 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 31% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 49% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 95% conventional, 4% FHA, 1% 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 United Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology