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

United States Senate Federal Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 14.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 81st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.30 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 34th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

525Applications2025
65.5%Originatedof applications
14.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$58MLoan volume37 states

United States Senate Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

13.7%Denial rate (all applications)-4.27 pts vs national
14.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.93 pts vs national
65.5%Origination rate+7.49 pts vs national
6.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.30Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.05 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$770Median total loan costs
$195kMedian applicant income
73%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A 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%

81st14.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

34th0.30 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

82nd6.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

93rd0.57% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235884518.2%8.6%7.50%$62M
202452532318.9%20.0%8.50%$48M
202552534413.7%14.7%7.50%$58M

What United States Senate 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 4 1% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 27 5% · 18.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 2% · 30.0% denied
Home improvement 288 55% · 9.7% denied
Other / HELOC 196 37% · 17.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 525 100% · 13.7% denied

Also: 301 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 7 investment properties.

Why United States Senate Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 72 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 29 40%
Credit history 25 35%
Collateral 15 21%
Other 3 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at United States Senate Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k653432.2%
$100k – $150k1006315.2%
$150k – $250k18813713.9%
Over $250k1571054.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34261713.0%
35–441117217.1%
45–5420113113.8%
55–641218016.5%
65–74412610.8%
Over 74231610.0%

Where United States Senate Federal Credit Union lends

37 states and 189 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Maryland985222.5%7.25%#231
Virginia97706.2%7.50%#292
California795611.4%7.32%#469
District of Columbia372110.8%7.50%#90
Florida332124.2%7.50%#672
North Carolina15126.7%7.50%#564
Arizona14137.1%7.50%#462
Georgia141114.3%7.25%#614
New Jersey14814.3%7.50%#496
Pennsylvania141114.3%7.50%#646
South Carolina1487.1%7.50%#501
Nevada10440.0%7.32%#313
New York7528.6%7.50%#494
Oregon640.0%7.38%#426
Tennessee660.0%7.50%#703
Colorado540.0%7.50%#615
Illinois5320.0%7.25%#758
Massachusetts530.0%7.50%#528
Ohio540.0%7.38%#715

Frequently asked questions

United States Senate Federal Credit Union denied 14.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 81st percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason United States Senate Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 40.3% 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 States Senate Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.30 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 1% of its applications were for home purchases, 7% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 92% 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 United States Senate Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology