City Lending · Washington · 2025

City Lending in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 30 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #348 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 23.3% (28.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

30Applicationsin WA
28.0%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$350,000Median loanstate $335,000
$4.5MVolume6 counties

City Lending in Washington vs the state

23.3%Denial rate+7.68 pts vs state
28.0%Decision denial rate+8.46 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate-1.06 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$164kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024564116.1%6.88%#274
2025301823.3%7.50%#348

What City Lending lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 87% · 15.4% denied
Refinance 2 7% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 53% · 25.0% denied
FHA 14 47% · 21.4% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Collateral 3 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Incomplete application 1 14%
Other 1 14%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chelan County 1044 40.0%
Douglas County 660 0.0%
Snohomish County 641 16.7%
Pierce County 421 25.0%
Skagit County 220 0.0%
Clark County 201 50.0%

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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 7 denied.

23.3% of all applications, or 28.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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