Mortgage lender · Williamsville, NY · LEI 254900FDN5GT0HEKMT95

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

Western Division Federal Credit Union earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 13.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 84th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

374Applications2025
81.3%Originatedof applications
13.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$29MLoan volume1 states

Western Division Federal Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

12.8%Denial rate (all applications)-5.15 pts vs national
13.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.11 pts vs national
81.3%Origination rate+23.25 pts vs national
4.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$75,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$105kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

84th13.5% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

89th4.8%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232652289.1%9.3%$21M
202437230016.1%16.2%$29M
202537430412.8%13.5%$29M

What Western Division 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 43 11% · 14.0% denied
Refinance 146 39% · 15.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 4% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 156 42% · 7.1% denied
Other / HELOC 14 4% · 21.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 374 100% · 12.8% denied

Also: 201 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 10 investment properties.

Why Western Division Federal Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 48 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 24 50%
Credit history 19 40%
Insufficient cash 3 6%
Unverifiable information 2 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Western Division Federal Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k291926.9%
$50k – $100k14410817.8%
$100k – $150k99898.3%
$150k – $250k78678.1%
Over $250k242112.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3453469.8%
35–44856813.6%
45–54816613.0%
55–64877511.8%
65–74463414.6%

Where Western Division Federal Credit Union lends

1 states and 5 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
New York37430412.8%#160

Frequently asked questions

Western Division Federal Credit Union denied 13.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 84th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Western Division Federal Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 50.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 11% of its applications were for home purchases, 43% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 45% 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 Western Division Federal Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology