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

Utah Community Federal Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 18.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 70th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.01 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 59th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.6kApplications2025
60.0%Originatedof applications
18.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$366MLoan volume7 states

Utah Community Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

16.3%Denial rate (all applications)-1.65 pts vs national
18.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.29 pts vs national
60.0%Origination rate+1.92 pts vs national
7.6%Withdrawn by applicant
3.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.99%Median interest rate+0.37 pts vs national
-0.01Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.26 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$5,788Median total loan costs
$141kMedian applicant income
60%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%

70th18.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

59th-0.01 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

62nd10.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

35th3.73% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,7191,56711.9%15.0%7.24%$334M
20242,6221,5359.3%11.8%6.99%$388M
20252,5841,54916.3%18.3%6.99%$366M

What Utah Community 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 392 15% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 995 39% · 14.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 79 3% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 1,102 43% · 20.7% denied
Other / HELOC 16 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,563 99% · 16.2% denied
FHA 19 1% · 26.3% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Also: 2,117 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 83 investment properties.

Why Utah Community Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 422 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 313 74%
Incomplete application 46 11%
Collateral 24 6%
Credit history 21 5%
Unverifiable information 8 2%
Other 7 2%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Utah Community Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1093752.6%
$50k – $100k52227026.2%
$100k – $150k64037519.2%
$150k – $250k7164949.3%
Over $250k38423214.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25291523.8%
25–3434417723.8%
35–4467536322.2%
45–5476148315.7%
55–6444028715.9%
65–7422314116.4%
Over 74765212.9%

Where Utah Community Federal Credit Union lends

7 states and 36 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Utah2,5731,54916.1%6.99%#11

Frequently asked questions

Utah Community Federal Credit Union denied 18.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 70th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Utah Community Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 74.2% 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 Utah Community Federal Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.01 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 15% of its applications were for home purchases, 42% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 43% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 1% 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 Utah Community Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology