First Fed Bank · Washington · 2025

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

First Fed Bank took 272 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #161 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.1% of them and denied 9.9% (13.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

272Applicationsin WA
13.2%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $335,000
$104MVolume18 counties

First Fed Bank in Washington vs the state

9.9%Denial rate-5.72 pts vs state
13.2%Decision denial rate-6.37 pts vs state
65.1%Origination rate+4.01 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$120kMedian applicant income
177Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202360634723.9%6.99%#78
202428116720.3%#137
20252721779.9%#161

What First Fed Bank lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 132 49% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 59 22% · 10.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 4% · 10.0% denied
Home improvement 34 13% · 5.9% denied
Other / HELOC 37 14% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 263 97% · 10.3% denied
VA 6 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 33%
Collateral 7 26%
Credit history 7 26%
Incomplete application 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Other 1 4%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most First Fed Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clallam County 1338713 9.8%
Whatcom County 35226 17.1%
Jefferson County 22142 9.1%
Kitsap County 21132 9.5%
King County 17131 5.9%
Pierce County 942 22.2%
Snohomish County 630 0.0%
Skagit County 540 0.0%
Yakima County 431 25.0%
San Juan County 420 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: 272 applications in 2025, of which 177 were originated and 27 denied.

9.9% of all applications, or 13.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Fed 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