Bank of America · Washington · 2025

Bank of America in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 6,986 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #7 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.0% of them and denied 27.0% (35.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

7.0kApplicationsin WA
35.1%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $335,000
$1.9BVolume39 counties

Bank of America in Washington vs the state

27.0%Denial rate+11.33 pts vs state
35.1%Decision denial rate+15.53 pts vs state
49.0%Origination rate-12.10 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.36 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
3,420Loans originated
1,885Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,2263,15240.5%6.74%#4
20246,4693,01127.7%6.99%#7
20256,9863,42027.0%5.99%#7

What Bank of America lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,423 20% · 13.7% denied
Refinance 1,564 22% · 21.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 1% · 15.6% denied
Home improvement 2,365 34% · 35.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1,557 22% · 32.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,979 100% · 27.0% denied
FHA 6 0% · 16.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 890 47%
Credit history 625 33%
Collateral 256 14%
Unverifiable information 53 3%
Other 49 3%
Insufficient cash 9 0%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 3,1171,742676 21.7%
Snohomish County 1,195543333 27.9%
Pierce County 810355287 35.4%
Clark County 363176107 29.5%
Kitsap County 23810866 27.7%
Spokane County 2379979 33.3%
Thurston County 1697945 26.6%
Whatcom County 1133538 33.6%
Skagit County 1114337 33.3%
Benton County 1104142 38.2%

Other large lenders in Washington

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Boeing Employees Credit UnionB 21,59923.8%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 14,30115.9%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,77010.0%6.13%
Guild MortgageA 8,0563.4%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 7,8173.1%6.63%
Movement MortgageA 7,4723.6%6.63%
Crosscountry MortgageB 6,9033.1%6.63%
U.S. BankD 6,56827.6%6.63%
NewrezD 5,84912.9%6.63%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,09110.9%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Washington: 6,986 applications in 2025, of which 3,420 were originated and 1,885 denied.

27.0% of all applications, or 35.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Washington in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America's own HMDA filing for properties located in Washington, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology