Mortgage lender · Pasadena, CA · LEI 549300C232ZWY1I57C16

Wescom Central Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Wescom Central Credit Union earns a D, weaker than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 32.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 28th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.82 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 13th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

4.1kApplications2025
51.9%Originatedof applications
32.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
8.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$599MLoan volume22 states

Wescom Central Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

24.7%Denial rate (all applications)+6.76 pts vs national
32.0%Denial rate (decided applications)+9.41 pts vs national
51.9%Origination rate-6.09 pts vs national
19.9%Withdrawn by applicant
2.8%Closed for incompleteness
8.00%Median interest rate+1.38 pts vs national
0.82Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.57 pts vs national
$195,000Median loan amount
$4,818Median total loan costs
$170kMedian applicant income
60%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%

28th32.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

13th0.82 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

9th22.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

68th2.47% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233,2661,58529.4%37.2%9.00%$383M
20243,9101,93127.3%35.2%9.00%$448M
20254,0662,11224.7%32.0%8.00%$599M

What Wescom Central 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 413 10% · 24.7% denied
Refinance 77 2% · 28.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 87 2% · 31.0% denied
Home improvement 1,884 46% · 23.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,605 39% · 26.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,066 100% · 24.7% denied

Also: 3,358 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 294 investment properties.

Why Wescom Central Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,006 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 467 46%
Other 238 24%
Credit history 199 20%
Collateral 44 4%
Unverifiable information 37 4%
Insufficient cash 11 1%
Employment history 10 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Wescom Central Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2594177.1%
$50k – $100k59324048.1%
$100k – $150k76444729.6%
$150k – $250k95062022.5%
Over $250k1,15876319.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–342349346.2%
35–441,00752331.3%
45–541,13664828.7%
55–6491748031.7%
65–7453726035.1%
Over 7422510631.9%

Where Wescom Central Credit Union lends

22 states and 77 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California3,9962,07924.9%8.00%#53
Arizona15713.3%6.50%#453
Nevada9511.1%6.88%#320
Ohio650.0%6.88%#685
Texas6316.7%6.50%#1,037

Frequently asked questions

Wescom Central Credit Union denied 32.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 28th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Wescom Central Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 46.4% 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 Wescom Central Credit Union originated in 2025 was 8.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.82 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 10% of its applications were for home purchases, 4% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 86% 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 Wescom Central Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology