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

Usalliance Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 16.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 78th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.05 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 7th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.5kApplications2025
70.8%Originatedof applications
16.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$565MLoan volume43 states

Usalliance Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

13.9%Denial rate (all applications)-4.13 pts vs national
16.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.42 pts vs national
70.8%Origination rate+12.74 pts vs national
11.1%Withdrawn by applicant
3.2%Closed for incompleteness
8.00%Median interest rate+1.38 pts vs national
1.05Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.80 pts vs national
$245,000Median loan amount
$3,612Median total loan costs
$237kMedian applicant income
76%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

78th16.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

7th1.05 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

40th14.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

86th1.47% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,63394716.5%21.9%9.00%$292M
20241,49093714.6%18.7%9.25%$305M
20252,5421,79913.9%16.2%8.00%$565M

What Usalliance 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 303 12% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 215 8% · 13.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 533 21% · 13.5% denied
Home improvement 927 36% · 9.8% denied
Other / HELOC 564 22% · 23.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,542 100% · 13.9% denied

Also: 1,970 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 21 manufactured homes, 93 investment properties.

Why Usalliance Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 352 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 202 57%
Collateral 75 21%
Other 33 9%
Credit history 29 8%
Unverifiable information 9 3%
Employment history 3 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Usalliance Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k19311331.1%
$100k – $150k37724022.3%
$150k – $250k75755015.1%
Over $250k1,19088811.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3427119614.6%
35–4496569414.7%
45–5466247815.2%
55–6442028818.3%
65–741499622.4%
Over 74704425.4%

Where Usalliance Federal Credit Union lends

43 states and 510 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California60743714.2%8.00%#233
New Jersey22917011.8%7.88%#187
Florida18413014.1%8.00%#382
New York1609912.5%7.63%#227
Massachusetts1531208.5%7.75%#198
Washington1309518.5%8.00%#220
Illinois115897.0%8.00%#324
Georgia916114.3%8.00%#353
Connecticut80636.3%7.88%#193
Oregon795115.2%8.13%#182
Maryland744524.3%8.00%#269
Pennsylvania745110.8%8.38%#426
North Carolina664810.6%8.00%#363
Virginia613913.1%8.25%#345
Arizona584315.5%8.00%#293
Tennessee442925.0%8.25%#429
Ohio372518.9%8.00%#444
Indiana332215.2%8.25%#398
Idaho271825.9%8.25%#199
Colorado251532.0%7.75%#397
South Carolina251624.0%8.31%#418
Nevada21160.0%8.56%#270
Michigan201320.0%8.00%#432
Alabama181316.7%8.00%#407
Missouri161012.5%7.94%#457
Delaware15126.7%8.81%#203
New Hampshire1298.3%8.38%#242
District of Columbia11818.2%8.13%#174
Minnesota11718.2%8.50%#447
Utah1190.0%7.75%#282
Louisiana8625.0%8.00%#390
Maine8425.0%8.56%#240
Montana6416.7%7.38%#218
Arkansas540.0%7.88%#408
Kentucky5320.0%8.75%#481

Frequently asked questions

Usalliance Federal Credit Union denied 16.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 78th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Usalliance Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 57.4% 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 Usalliance Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 8.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.05 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 12% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 59% 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 Usalliance Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology