Kind Lending · Washington · 2025

Kind Lending in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 1,124 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #57 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 22.5% (25.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

1.1kApplicationsin WA
25.5%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$455,000Median loanstate $335,000
$353MVolume37 counties

Kind Lending in Washington vs the state

22.5%Denial rate+6.86 pts vs state
25.5%Decision denial rate+5.99 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate+3.62 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$156kMedian applicant income
727Loans originated
253Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328118723.5%6.63%#128
202475448921.9%6.75%#72
20251,12472722.5%6.63%#57

What Kind Lending lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 729 65% · 18.2% denied
Refinance 145 13% · 37.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 169 15% · 26.0% denied
Home improvement 76 7% · 29.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 819 73% · 23.4% denied
FHA 181 16% · 23.8% denied
VA 120 11% · 15.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Unverifiable information 76 30%
Insufficient cash 62 25%
Other 52 21%
Collateral 38 15%
Credit history 14 6%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 1%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 25115065 25.9%
Pierce County 18511047 25.4%
Snohomish County 1046920 19.2%
Spokane County 816312 14.8%
Clark County 704415 21.4%
Kitsap County 523515 28.8%
Thurston County 482814 29.2%
Whatcom County 47338 17.0%
Skagit County 34254 11.8%
Island County 30226 20.0%

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: 1,124 applications in 2025, of which 727 were originated and 253 denied.

22.5% of all applications, or 25.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Washington in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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