Mortgage Research Center · District of Columbia · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in District of Columbia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 154 mortgage applications in District of Columbia in 2025, ranking #32 of 473 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.9% of them and denied 22.7% (34.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

154Applicationsin DC
34.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$535,000Median loanstate $405,000
$38MVolume1 counties

Mortgage Research Center in District of Columbia vs the state

22.7%Denial rate+4.67 pts vs state
34.7%Decision denial rate+10.91 pts vs state
40.9%Origination rate-14.60 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
-0.57Rate spread (pts)-0.62 pts vs state
$154kMedian applicant income
63Loans originated
35Denied

Trend in District of Columbia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023833720.5%6.50%#43
2024934019.4%6.13%#43
20251546322.7%5.99%#32

What Mortgage Research Center lends in District of Columbia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 94 61% · 9.6% denied
Refinance 30 19% · 40.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 19% · 46.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 10% · 40.0% denied
FHA 4 3% · 25.0% denied
VA 135 88% · 20.7% denied

Why it denied District of Columbia applicants

Credit history 17 49%
Other 9 26%
Incomplete application 6 17%
Collateral 1 3%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in District of Columbia

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
District of Columbia 1546335 22.7%

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: 154 applications in 2025, of which 63 were originated and 35 denied.

22.7% of all applications, or 34.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The District of Columbia statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in District of Columbia in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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