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Columbia Credit Union in Washington

HMDA record for properties in Washington, calendar year 2024. National record · Washington overview

LEI 5493000D6RXLNBZQYA47
Reporting agency National Credit Union Administration
State Washington

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

In Washington, Columbia Credit Union reported 1,865 applications and 1,080 originations for 2024, $145m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 29.7%, above the Washington rate of 21.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 30.6%.

The median rate spread on its Washington originations was -1.8 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were down 11% on 2023.

1,865applications in WA, 202490.6% of the lender's total
1,080loans originated$145m
29.7%denial rateWA all lenders 21.3%
-1.8 ppmedian rate spreadWA 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn WashingtonWashington, all lendersColumbia Credit Union, all statesUnited States
Denial rate29.7%21.3%30.6%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp-1.80.4-1.80.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more10.4%15.8%10.5%15.6%
Average originated loan$134k$440k$137k$329k
Home purchase share12.7%54.5%13.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.0%9.9%0.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%8.6%0.0%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

01,2772,5542022: 2,554 Applications2023: 2,088 Applications2024: 1,865 Applications2022: 1,526 Originations2023: 1,243 Originations2024: 1,080 Originations202220232024
Columbia Credit Union in Washington: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateWashington, all lenders

0%14.8%29.7%2022: 27.7% This lender in state2023: 29.4% This lender in state2024: 29.7% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Washington

By purpose

Home purchase 13% (137)Home improvement 37% (397)Refinancing 23% (249)Cash-out refinancing 3% (29)Other purpose 25% (268)

By type

Conventional 100% (1,080)

Denial reasons as coded

Other67.6%
Debt-to-income ratio14.1%
Credit history7%
Collateral5.6%
Unverifiable information4.3%
Employment history1.1%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0.2%
Credit application incomplete0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 531 denials in Washington by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Washington

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Clark County1,663973$127m29.4%
Cowlitz County10854$10m35.3%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Columbia Credit Union originate in Washington in 2024?

1,080 loans totalling $145m, from 1,865 applications reported for properties in Washington.

What is Columbia Credit Union's denial rate in Washington?

29.7% of decided applications in Washington were denied, against 21.3% for all lenders in the state and 30.6% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Washington counties does Columbia Credit Union lend in most?

By originations: Clark County (973), Cowlitz County (54).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Washington. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.