Founders Federal Credit Union: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How Founders Federal Credit Union priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: FOUNDERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION · LEI 5493001AGQGPJ3N3YL33
In 2025, Founders Federal Credit Union originated 1,119 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 7 states — 415th by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.50% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 42 basis points below the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $3,360, 40% lower than the national median ($5,570).
It denied 17.0% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How Founders Federal Credit Union priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | Founders Federal Credit Union | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.500% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | — | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | — | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.750% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | −0.29 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $3,360 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | — | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | — | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $0 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 40.0% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | 1.00% | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 8.8% | 33.1% |
Medians shown with at least 20 loans. A lender's numbers reflect its borrowers (credit, down payment, loan size, location) as well as its pricing; HMDA has no credit scores. Rate spread = APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date, which removes most of the effect of when the rate was locked.
Loan mix and borrowers
By loan type
By purpose
Why Founders Federal Credit Union denied purchase applications
First reason the lender reported for each denied home-purchase application.
Where Founders Federal Credit Union lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 792 | 1,023 | 15.6% | 6.500% | $3,240 |
| North Carolina | 323 | 438 | 19.5% | — | $4,800 |
| Florida | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open Founders Federal Credit Union's page for that state.
Counties where Founders Federal Credit Union is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield County, SC | 1 | 37 | 10.8% |
| Union County, SC | 4 | 17 | 6.5% |
| Chester County, SC | 3 | 31 | 5.8% |
| Lancaster County, SC | 6 | 105 | 4.3% |
| Fairfield County, SC | 3 | 7 | 4.0% |
| Marlboro County, SC | 6 | 4 | 3.7% |
| Cherokee County, SC | 5 | 20 | 3.6% |
| York County, SC | 4 | 212 | 3.6% |
| Laurens County, SC | 7 | 31 | 2.8% |
| Anson County, NC | 9 | 4 | 2.3% |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 11 | 164 | 2.2% |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 20 | 163 | 0.9% |
Check Founders Federal Credit Union yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI 5493001AGQGPJ3N3YL33.
- NMLS Consumer Access — confirm the company and loan officer are licensed in your state.
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — search complaints by company name.
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This is a statistical profile, not a review or recommendation. HMDA data alone cannot show whether a lender complies with fair-lending laws, and a lender's medians depend on the borrowers it serves.
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Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR and filer list. Core segment: owner-occupied, single-family site-built, first-lien, closed-end purchase and refinance loans. Methodology