Watermark Capital · District of Columbia · 2025

Watermark Capital in District of Columbia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Watermark Capital took 16 mortgage applications in District of Columbia in 2025, ranking #147 of 473 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 12.5% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

16Applicationsin DC
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.7%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.50%
$640,000Median loanstate $405,000
$6.4MVolume1 counties

Watermark Capital in District of Columbia vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-5.56 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-9.45 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+6.99 pts vs state
6.44%Median rate-0.06 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$179kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in District of Columbia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023161318.8%6.99%#130
20241268.3%6.81%#159
2025161012.5%6.44%#147

What Watermark Capital lends in District of Columbia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 81% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 2 13% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 56% · 11.1% denied
FHA 3 19% · 33.3% denied
VA 4 25% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied District of Columbia applicants

Credit history 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in District of Columbia

Counties with the most Watermark Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
District of Columbia 16102 12.5%

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: 16 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 2 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The District of Columbia statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Watermark Capital originated in District of Columbia in 2025 was 6.44%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Watermark Capital'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