Mortgage lender · Idaho Falls, ID · LEI 5493006LGHJCBICSE610

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

WESTMARK Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 20.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 63rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.21 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 70th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.2kApplications2025
64.5%Originatedof applications
20.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$102MLoan volume13 states

WESTMARK Credit Union at a glance, 2025

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

16.5%Denial rate (all applications)-1.51 pts vs national
20.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.55 pts vs national
64.5%Origination rate+6.47 pts vs national
17.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.99%Median interest rate+0.37 pts vs national
-0.21Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.46 pts vs national
$75,000Median loan amount
$6,767Median total loan costs
$108kMedian applicant income
57%Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

63rd20.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

70th-0.21 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

22nd17.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

0th9.02% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,20166726.7%32.5%6.50%$59M
20241,15064426.4%32.1%6.99%$71M
20251,24580316.5%20.0%6.99%$102M

What WESTMARK 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 159 13% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 123 10% · 20.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 4% · 8.5% denied
Home improvement 916 74% · 18.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,234 99% · 16.5% denied
FHA 9 1% · 11.1% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 716 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 29 manufactured homes, 15 investment properties.

Why WESTMARK Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 205 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 83 40%
Other 45 22%
Credit history 38 19%
Collateral 21 10%
Unverifiable information 17 8%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at WESTMARK Credit Union

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1337033.6%
$50k – $100k41626621.5%
$100k – $150k35323418.0%
$150k – $250k23116013.9%
Over $250k1007115.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–341145834.8%
35–4430317026.1%
45–5428719818.4%
55–6426518714.5%
65–7418813115.4%
Over 74775113.6%

Where WESTMARK Credit Union lends

13 states and 49 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Idaho1,23080315.8%6.99%#12

Frequently asked questions

WESTMARK Credit Union denied 20.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 63rd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason WESTMARK Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 40.5% 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 WESTMARK Credit Union originated in 2025 was 6.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.21 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 13% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 74% 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 WESTMARK Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology