Guaranteed Rate · Washington · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 3,153 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #24 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.6% of them and denied 3.7% (5.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

3.2kApplicationsin WA
5.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$475,000Median loanstate $335,000
$974MVolume36 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Washington vs the state

3.7%Denial rate-11.97 pts vs state
5.8%Decision denial rate-13.78 pts vs state
58.6%Origination rate-2.48 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
1,847Loans originated
116Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,7527944.6%6.63%#34
20241,6741,0356.9%6.63%#37
20253,1531,8473.7%6.50%#24

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,977 63% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 640 20% · 2.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 369 12% · 6.2% denied
Home improvement 44 1% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 123 4% · 18.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,410 76% · 3.9% denied
FHA 386 12% · 2.9% denied
VA 354 11% · 2.8% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 29 25%
Collateral 22 19%
Incomplete application 19 16%
Credit history 17 15%
Other 12 10%
Insufficient cash 9 8%
Unverifiable information 8 7%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 93253931 3.3%
Pierce County 41924820 4.8%
Spokane County 3862349 2.3%
Clark County 3502297 2.0%
Snohomish County 32115716 5.0%
Thurston County 129865 3.9%
Kitsap County 116743 2.6%
Cowlitz County 57372 3.5%
Benton County 47272 4.3%
Grays Harbor County 46242 4.3%

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: 3,153 applications in 2025, of which 1,847 were originated and 116 denied.

3.7% of all applications, or 5.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Washington in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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