Mortgage Research Center · Washington · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 3,556 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #16 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.9% of them and denied 17.0% (27.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

3.6kApplicationsin WA
27.8%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$445,000Median loanstate $335,000
$740MVolume39 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Washington vs the state

17.0%Denial rate+1.39 pts vs state
27.8%Decision denial rate+8.25 pts vs state
43.9%Origination rate-17.16 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.38Rate spread (pts)-0.56 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
1,561Loans originated
606Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2651,11015.3%6.63%#26
20242,7211,32215.1%6.25%#25
20253,5561,56117.0%6.13%#16

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,902 53% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 809 23% · 30.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 845 24% · 30.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 195 5% · 21.0% denied
FHA 42 1% · 26.2% denied
VA 3,319 93% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Credit history 280 46%
Other 184 30%
Incomplete application 69 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 41 7%
Collateral 19 3%
Employment history 7 1%
Insufficient cash 6 1%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pierce County 683298136 19.9%
Spokane County 33315239 11.7%
Thurston County 31514947 14.9%
Kitsap County 29213552 17.8%
King County 28811855 19.1%
Snohomish County 2339546 19.7%
Clark County 1937334 17.6%
Island County 1286418 14.1%
Benton County 983317 17.3%
Cowlitz County 89497 7.9%

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: 3,556 applications in 2025, of which 1,561 were originated and 606 denied.

17.0% of all applications, or 27.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Washington in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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