Discover Bank · Washington · 2025

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

Discover Bank took 1,176 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #56 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 14.5% of them and denied 55.1% (78.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

1.2kApplicationsin WA
78.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
8.58%Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $335,000
$18MVolume37 counties

Discover Bank in Washington vs the state

55.1%Denial rate+39.45 pts vs state
78.8%Decision denial rate+59.29 pts vs state
14.5%Origination rate-46.52 pts vs state
8.58%Median rate+1.96 pts vs state
2.00Rate spread (pts)+1.81 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
171Loans originated
648Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,57862948.0%8.74%#12
20243,58366350.1%8.65%#14
20251,17617155.1%8.58%#56

What Discover Bank lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 60 5% · 53.3% denied
Refinance 211 18% · 50.2% denied
Home improvement 320 27% · 48.1% denied
Other / HELOC 585 50% · 60.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,176 100% · 55.1% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Credit history 261 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 142 22%
Incomplete application 104 16%
Other 71 11%
Collateral 63 10%
Unverifiable information 5 1%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 26531134 50.6%
Pierce County 18318119 65.0%
Snohomish County 1532482 53.6%
Clark County 861254 62.8%
Spokane County 831145 54.2%
Thurston County 561025 44.6%
Kitsap County 45723 51.1%
Benton County 35817 48.6%
Yakima County 32220 62.5%
Whatcom County 29618 62.1%

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: 1,176 applications in 2025, of which 171 were originated and 648 denied.

55.1% of all applications, or 78.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Washington in 2025 was 8.58%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Discover 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