Mortgage lender · Mountlake Terrace, WA · LEI 5493003T5D4N1CM46J77

1st Security Bank of Washington review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

1st Security Bank of Washington earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 56th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.19 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 63rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.3kApplications2025
69.7%Originatedof applications
8.1%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.61%Median ratenational 6.63%
$786MLoan volume9 states

1st Security Bank of Washington at a glance, 2025

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

6.3%Denial rate (all applications)-11.67 pts vs national
8.1%Denial rate (decided applications)-14.46 pts vs national
69.7%Origination rate+11.69 pts vs national
16.0%Withdrawn by applicant
6.4%Closed for incompleteness
6.61%Median interest rate-0.02 pts vs national
0.19Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.07 pts vs national
$395,000Median loan amount
$10,031Median total loan costs
$142kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

56th8.1% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

63rd0.19 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

26th22.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

40th2.54% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,7931,1948.0%10.6%6.88%$565M
20242,1071,5095.5%7.0%6.88%$719M
20252,2821,5916.3%8.1%6.61%$786M

What 1st Security Bank of Washington 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 1,658 73% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 217 10% · 6.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 155 7% · 7.1% denied
Home improvement 126 6% · 21.4% denied
Other / HELOC 126 6% · 19.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,785 78% · 5.8% denied
FHA 375 16% · 8.8% denied
VA 121 5% · 6.6% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 250 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 307 manufactured homes, 163 investment properties.

Why 1st Security Bank of Washington denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 144 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 53 37%
Credit history 39 27%
Collateral 23 16%
Unverifiable information 16 11%
Other 7 5%
Incomplete application 3 2%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at 1st Security Bank of Washington

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k672646.9%
$50k – $100k50733912.8%
$100k – $150k6094416.6%
$150k – $250k5974185.2%
Over $250k4173073.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2591752.5%
25–345614105.9%
35–445463826.7%
45–5443328610.9%
55–643432249.0%
65–7419312614.0%
Over 74775810.8%

Where 1st Security Bank of Washington lends

9 states and 88 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Washington1,9381,4325.0%6.50%#33
Oregon1809912.8%7.13%#124
Idaho442713.6%6.75%#170
Arizona24204.2%6.63%#405
California1080.0%6.50%#735

Frequently asked questions

1st Security Bank of Washington denied 8.1% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 56th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason 1st Security Bank of Washington gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 36.8% 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 1st Security Bank of Washington originated in 2025 was 6.61%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.19 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 73% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 11% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 78% conventional, 16% FHA, 5% 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 1st Security Bank of Washington. Data sources · Methodology