City Lending · District of Columbia · 2025

City Lending in District of Columbia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 6 mortgage applications in District of Columbia in 2025, ranking #228 of 473 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 16.7% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

6Applicationsin DC
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$440,000Median loanstate $405,000
$1.2MVolume1 counties

City Lending in District of Columbia vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-1.39 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+1.26 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-5.51 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.53Rate spread (pts)+0.48 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in District of Columbia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312616.7%6.99%#146
202410440.0%7.56%#173
20256316.7%6.50%#228

What City Lending lends in District of Columbia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 67% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 17% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 17% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4 67% · 25.0% denied
FHA 2 33% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied District of Columbia applicants

Incomplete application 1 100%

Where in District of Columbia

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
District of Columbia 631 16.7%

Other large lenders in District of Columbia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 78628.5%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 67120.7%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 54633.2%5.99%
First Savings MortgageA 5440.9%6.50%
Truist BankC 52941.2%6.25%
PNC BankD 46731.5%6.25%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 4597.6%6.38%
CitibankB 4179.6%6.00%
First Home MortgageB 3592.5%6.63%
NewrezD 35323.5%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

District of Columbia: 6 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 1 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The District of Columbia statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in District of Columbia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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