Cake Mortgage · Washington · 2025

Cake Mortgage in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cake Mortgage took 54 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #289 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.9% of them and denied 11.1% (17.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

54Applicationsin WA
17.7%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$520,000Median loanstate $335,000
$24MVolume14 counties

Cake Mortgage in Washington vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-4.54 pts vs state
17.7%Decision denial rate-1.89 pts vs state
51.9%Origination rate-9.21 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.82Rate spread (pts)+0.63 pts vs state
$202kMedian applicant income
28Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231576.7%6.50%#412
202440195.0%7.50%#300
2025542811.1%7.38%#289

What Cake Mortgage lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 54% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 2 4% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 43% · 13.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 50 93% · 10.0% denied
FHA 4 7% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Incomplete application 3 50%
Other 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Cake Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 25151 4.0%
Whatcom County 512 40.0%
Pierce County 530 0.0%
Spokane County 402 50.0%
Snohomish County 320 0.0%
Clark County 220 0.0%
Lewis County 220 0.0%
Thurston County 200 0.0%
Cowlitz County 100 0.0%
Skagit County 110 0.0%

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: 54 applications in 2025, of which 28 were originated and 6 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 17.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Cake Mortgage originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cake Mortgage'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