Sound Credit Union · Washington · 2025

Sound Credit Union in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sound Credit Union took 1,641 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #41 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.1% of them and denied 26.8% (34.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

1.6kApplicationsin WA
34.5%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $335,000
$187MVolume27 counties

Sound Credit Union in Washington vs the state

26.8%Denial rate+11.10 pts vs state
34.5%Decision denial rate+14.95 pts vs state
48.1%Origination rate-12.98 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
789Loans originated
439Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,67481326.3%7.54%#37
20241,69280526.8%6.58%#36
20251,64178926.8%7.25%#41

What Sound Credit Union lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 172 10% · 14.0% denied
Refinance 339 21% · 21.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 3% · 13.7% denied
Home improvement 711 43% · 26.7% denied
Other / HELOC 368 22% · 39.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,631 99% · 26.9% denied
FHA 2 0% · 50.0% denied
VA 8 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 199 45%
Credit history 128 29%
Collateral 68 15%
Other 36 8%
Unverifiable information 6 1%
Employment history 1 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Sound Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pierce County 716375188 26.3%
King County 462192143 31.0%
Snohomish County 2239756 25.1%
Thurston County 804319 23.8%
Kitsap County 523112 23.1%
Mason County 1982 10.5%
Island County 1251 8.3%
Lewis County 962 22.2%
Skagit County 942 22.2%
Whatcom County 741 14.3%

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: 1,641 applications in 2025, of which 789 were originated and 439 denied.

26.8% of all applications, or 34.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Sound Credit Union originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Sound Credit Union'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