First Federal Bank · District of Columbia · 2025

First Federal Bank in District of Columbia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Federal Bank took 25 mortgage applications in District of Columbia in 2025, ranking #110 of 473 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.0% of them and denied 4.0% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

25Applicationsin DC
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$605,000Median loanstate $405,000
$7.0MVolume1 counties

First Federal Bank in District of Columbia vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-14.06 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-16.05 pts vs state
44.0%Origination rate-11.51 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
-0.45Rate spread (pts)-0.50 pts vs state
$230kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in District of Columbia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202414107.1%6.06%#138
202525114.0%5.99%#110

What First Federal Bank lends in District of Columbia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 76% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 20% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 80% · 5.0% denied
VA 5 20% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied District of Columbia applicants

Incomplete application 1 100%

Where in District of Columbia

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
District of Columbia 25111 4.0%

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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 1 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The District of Columbia statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in District of Columbia in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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