TOWER Federal Credit Union · District of Columbia · 2025

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

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 111 mortgage applications in District of Columbia in 2025, ranking #41 of 473 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.4% of them and denied 28.8% (31.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

111Applicationsin DC
31.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $405,000
$14MVolume1 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in District of Columbia vs the state

28.8%Denial rate+10.77 pts vs state
31.7%Decision denial rate+7.94 pts vs state
60.4%Origination rate+4.85 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
-0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$195kMedian applicant income
67Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in District of Columbia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231497635.6%8.49%#27
20241256336.8%7.75%#31
20251116728.8%7.00%#41

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in District of Columbia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 19% · 23.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 14% · 26.7% denied
Home improvement 52 47% · 28.9% denied
Other / HELOC 23 21% · 34.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 111 100% · 28.8% denied

Why it denied District of Columbia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 41%
Other 7 22%
Collateral 6 19%
Credit history 5 16%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in District of Columbia

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
District of Columbia 1116732 28.8%

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: 111 applications in 2025, of which 67 were originated and 32 denied.

28.8% of all applications, or 31.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The District of Columbia statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in District of Columbia in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER 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