Banner Bank · Washington · 2025

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

Banner Bank took 3,318 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #23 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.5% of them and denied 28.3% (32.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

3.3kApplicationsin WA
32.6%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $335,000
$683MVolume38 counties

Banner Bank in Washington vs the state

28.3%Denial rate+12.65 pts vs state
32.6%Decision denial rate+13.03 pts vs state
55.5%Origination rate-5.54 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
1,842Loans originated
939Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,9331,61829.4%7.63%#18
20243,0781,67730.2%8.13%#20
20253,3181,84228.3%7.00%#23

What Banner Bank lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,326 40% · 18.6% denied
Refinance 218 7% · 33.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 309 9% · 24.6% denied
Home improvement 1,127 34% · 35.9% denied
Other / HELOC 338 10% · 40.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,169 96% · 28.4% denied
FHA 117 4% · 29.1% denied
VA 31 1% · 9.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 450 48%
Credit history 225 24%
Collateral 172 18%
Other 52 6%
Unverifiable information 23 2%
Employment history 10 1%
Insufficient cash 6 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Banner Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 576318181 31.4%
Spokane County 32418486 26.5%
Pierce County 311155100 32.2%
Whatcom County 27116454 19.9%
Snohomish County 24414563 25.8%
Skagit County 20613154 26.2%
Yakima County 1698265 38.5%
Chelan County 1437833 23.1%
Clark County 1406449 35.0%
Benton County 1165842 36.2%

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%
Bank of AmericaF 6,98627.0%5.99%
Crosscountry MortgageB 6,9033.1%6.63%
U.S. BankD 6,56827.6%6.63%
NewrezD 5,84912.9%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Washington: 3,318 applications in 2025, of which 1,842 were originated and 939 denied.

28.3% of all applications, or 32.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Banner Bank originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Banner Bank'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