Northwest Federal Credit Union · District of Columbia · 2025

Northwest Federal Credit Union in District of Columbia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Northwest Federal Credit Union took 23 mortgage applications in District of Columbia in 2025, ranking #112 of 473 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.9% of them and denied 21.7% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

23Applicationsin DC
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $405,000
$2.4MVolume1 counties

Northwest Federal Credit Union in District of Columbia vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+3.68 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+1.26 pts vs state
60.9%Origination rate+5.36 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.91Rate spread (pts)+0.86 pts vs state
$175kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in District of Columbia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023281425.0%7.00%#94
2024291334.5%8.00%#90
2025231421.7%7.25%#112

What Northwest Federal Credit Union lends in District of Columbia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 13% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 30% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 11 48% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 100% · 21.7% denied

Why it denied District of Columbia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Collateral 1 20%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in District of Columbia

Counties with the most Northwest Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
District of Columbia 23145 21.7%

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: 23 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 5 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The District of Columbia statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Federal Credit Union originated in District of Columbia in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Federal Credit Union'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