Washington State Employees Credit Union · Washington · 2025

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

Washington State Employees Credit Union took 4,246 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #14 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.2% of them and denied 42.0% (45.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

4.2kApplicationsin WA
45.9%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.24%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $335,000
$386MVolume38 counties

Washington State Employees Credit Union in Washington vs the state

42.0%Denial rate+26.39 pts vs state
45.9%Decision denial rate+26.34 pts vs state
49.2%Origination rate-11.88 pts vs state
7.24%Median rate+0.62 pts vs state
0.65Rate spread (pts)+0.46 pts vs state
$132kMedian applicant income
2,088Loans originated
1,785Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,5412,10340.2%7.74%#7
20244,0541,92842.0%7.89%#12
20254,2462,08842.0%7.24%#14

What Washington State Employees Credit Union lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 403 9% · 10.9% denied
Refinance 249 6% · 37.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 886 21% · 30.9% denied
Home improvement 1,248 29% · 37.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,460 34% · 62.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,126 97% · 42.6% denied
FHA 102 2% · 24.5% denied
VA 18 0% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 800 45%
Credit history 557 31%
Other 333 19%
Collateral 89 5%
Employment history 4 0%
Insufficient cash 2 0%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Washington State Employees Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Thurston County 1,187687395 33.3%
King County 649305291 44.8%
Pierce County 609253314 51.6%
Spokane County 329188117 35.6%
Snohomish County 309127149 48.2%
Lewis County 250114116 46.4%
Yakima County 1827990 49.5%
Mason County 1075544 41.1%
Grays Harbor County 844430 35.7%
Whitman County 754619 25.3%

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: 4,246 applications in 2025, of which 2,088 were originated and 1,785 denied.

42.0% of all applications, or 45.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Washington State Employees Credit Union originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.24%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Washington State Employees 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