Sound Community Bank · Washington · 2025

Sound Community Bank in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sound Community Bank took 264 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #163 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 23.5% (25.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

264Applicationsin WA
25.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
8.19%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $335,000
$40MVolume21 counties

Sound Community Bank in Washington vs the state

23.5%Denial rate+7.83 pts vs state
25.9%Decision denial rate+6.40 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+5.61 pts vs state
8.19%Median rate+1.56 pts vs state
2.81Rate spread (pts)+2.62 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
176Loans originated
62Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202341831519.1%8.38%#101
202435722923.3%8.25%#117
202526417623.5%8.19%#163

What Sound Community Bank lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 150 57% · 15.3% denied
Refinance 26 10% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 85 32% · 35.3% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 264 100% · 23.5% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Other 23 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 24%
Credit history 15 24%
Collateral 9 15%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Sound Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clallam County 956920 21.1%
King County 472913 27.7%
Pierce County 361714 38.9%
Snohomish County 22163 13.6%
Thurston County 21136 28.6%
Jefferson County 972 22.2%
Mason County 731 14.3%
Kitsap County 660 0.0%
Chelan County 330 0.0%
Whatcom County 330 0.0%

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: 264 applications in 2025, of which 176 were originated and 62 denied.

23.5% of all applications, or 25.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Sound Community Bank originated in Washington in 2025 was 8.19%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Sound Community Bank'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