Wells Fargo Bank · Washington · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 2,614 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #27 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.9% of them and denied 9.5% (14.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

2.6kApplicationsin WA
14.0%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$825,000Median loanstate $335,000
$1.7BVolume36 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Washington vs the state

9.5%Denial rate-6.16 pts vs state
14.0%Decision denial rate-5.54 pts vs state
57.9%Origination rate-3.14 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.41 pts vs state
$286kMedian applicant income
1,514Loans originated
248Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,8681,52615.9%6.00%#19
20242,4481,19513.8%6.25%#28
20252,6141,5149.5%5.75%#27

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,720 66% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 442 17% · 6.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 326 12% · 19.0% denied
Home improvement 39 1% · 15.4% denied
Other / HELOC 87 3% · 19.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,536 97% · 9.1% denied
FHA 40 2% · 30.0% denied
VA 38 1% · 13.2% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 148 60%
Collateral 33 13%
Credit history 22 9%
Other 21 8%
Insufficient cash 19 8%
Unverifiable information 5 2%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 1,502906113 7.5%
Snohomish County 32817628 8.5%
Pierce County 1539616 10.5%
Clark County 1015415 14.9%
Spokane County 67446 9.0%
Kitsap County 48266 12.5%
Thurston County 44293 6.8%
Benton County 35163 8.6%
Whatcom County 34165 14.7%
Yakima County 31126 19.4%

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: 2,614 applications in 2025, of which 1,514 were originated and 248 denied.

9.5% of all applications, or 14.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Washington in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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