Firefighters First Federal Credit Union · Washington · 2025

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union took 48 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #299 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.3% of them and denied 16.7% (22.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

48Applicationsin WA
22.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$230,000Median loanstate $335,000
$8.1MVolume15 counties

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union in Washington vs the state

16.7%Denial rate+1.02 pts vs state
22.9%Decision denial rate+3.32 pts vs state
56.3%Origination rate-4.81 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.63Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$193kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202320160.0%8.38%#380
202425204.0%8.38%#350
2025482716.7%7.75%#299

What Firefighters First Federal Credit Union lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 6% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 21% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 38% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 16 33% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 48 100% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Collateral 2 25%
Credit history 1 13%
Other 1 13%
Insufficient cash 1 13%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Firefighters First Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pierce County 1171 9.1%
Snohomish County 1162 18.2%
King County 750 0.0%
Whatcom County 430 0.0%
Clark County 311 33.3%
Skagit County 211 50.0%
Clallam County 210 0.0%
Klickitat County 110 0.0%
Cowlitz County 101 100.0%
Douglas County 101 100.0%

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: 48 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 8 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 22.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Firefighters First Federal Credit Union originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Firefighters First Federal Credit Union'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