Mortgage Lender Index

Empeople Credit Union

Empeople Credit Union received 3,556 applications in 2025 and made 2,166 mortgages, in 717 counties across 46 states. The median rate its borrowers got was 6.490% on a median loan of $135,000. Of 2,942 decisions, 756 were denials — 25.7%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.

Legal Entity Identifier254900378RFGMBEKAF12
Applications received3,556
Mortgages made2,166
Denied756
Approved, not taken up20
Withdrawn or incomplete614
Loans bought from other lenders0
Median rate spread over the prime offer rate-0.3805 points
FDIC-insured bankThis lender is not an FDIC-insured bank under this name: a mortgage company, a credit union, or a bank filing under another name.

By loan purpose

PurposeMortgages madeMedian rateMedian loanDenied
Home purchase753 5.875%$255,000 12.5%
Refinancing586 6.490%$110,000 19.2%
Cash-out refinancing173 6.025%$195,000 30.0%
Other purposes654 6.490%$65,000 39.6%

Where Empeople Credit Union lends most

The 50 counties where it made the most mortgages in 2025. Each county page ranks every lender there.

CountyMortgages madeMedian rateDenied
Scott County, IA 2096.375%13.9%
Rock Island County, IL 1756.490%24.4%
Cumberland County, ME 1446.490%33.5%
Polk County, IA 1146.490%19.2%
Black Hawk County, IA 926.490%19.8%
Dodge County, WI 666.245%23.3%
Henry County, IL 556.490%22.5%
Dubuque County, IA 546.490%19.1%
York County, ME 476.490%44.2%
Dallas County, IA 416.125%2.4%
Penobscot County, ME 336.490%46.8%
Wake County, NC 285.995%20.0%
Cass County, ND 246.490%11.1%
Bremer County, IA 186.490%14.3%
Wapello County, IA 186.558%24.0%
Johnson County, KS 176.240%14.3%
Columbia County, GA 156.490%31.8%
Forsyth County, NC 146.558%17.7%
Fond du Lac County, WI 146.245%17.7%
Buchanan County, IA 136.010%27.8%
Grant County, WI 136.240%7.1%
Cook County, IL 116.490%8.3%
Greenville County, SC 116.240%15.4%
Whiteside County, IL 106.625%9.1%
Clinton County, IA 106.365%9.1%
Linn County, IA 106.365%9.1%
Greene County, MO 106.490%23.1%
Guilford County, NC 106.490%0.0%
Johnston County, NC 105.933%0.0%
Spartanburg County, SC 107.058%23.1%
Mercer County, IL 9Under 10 loans30.8%
Grundy County, IA 9Under 10 loans30.8%
Jasper County, IA 9Under 10 loans18.2%
Jackson County, IA 8Under 10 loans25.0%
Chickasaw County, IA 7Under 10 loans0.0%
Montgomery County, KS 7Under 10 loans30.0%
Kennebec County, ME 7Under 10 loans12.5%
Douglas County, NE 7Under 10 loans30.0%
Washington County, WI 7Under 10 loans22.2%
Pinal County, AZ 6Under 10 loans0.0%
Lake County, IL 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Clayton County, IA 6Under 10 loans0.0%
Muscatine County, IA 6Under 10 loans0.0%
Story County, IA 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Warren County, IA 6Under 10 loans33.3%
Clay County, MO 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Jackson County, MO 6Under 10 loans0.0%
Harnett County, NC 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Maricopa County, AZ 5Under 10 loans33.3%
Cherokee County, GA 5Under 10 loans0.0%

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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day, and no figure here is a quote. A median over fewer than 10 loans is not shown: it is a number with no meaning and a real person's rate half-exposed. Those cells say "under 10 loans" and the count is still published. This is information, not advice, and no lender pays to appear.