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Mortgage Research Center in Washington
HMDA record for properties in Washington, calendar year 2024. National record · Washington overview
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.
Mortgage Research Center's 2024 HMDA record for Washington covers 2,721 applications, 1,322 of them originated, worth $609m.
Its denial rate in the state was 23.4%, above the Washington rate of 21.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 24.0%.
The median rate spread on its Washington originations was -0.3 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 20% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Washington | Washington, all lenders | Mortgage Research Center, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 23.4% | 21.3% | 24.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 0.0% | 15.8% | 0.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $460k | $440k | $315k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 78.1% | 54.5% | 81.8% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.8% | 9.9% | 2.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 95.7% | 8.6% | 92.4% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateWashington, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Washington
By purpose
Home purchase 78% (1,033)Refinancing 18% (238)Cash-out refinancing 4% (51)
By type
Conventional 3% (46)FHA 1% (11)VA 96% (1,265)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 412 denials in Washington by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Washington
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County | 518 | 266 | $136m | 24.2% |
| Thurston County | 229 | 117 | $56m | 16.7% |
| Kitsap County | 220 | 110 | $50m | 22.4% |
| Spokane County | 269 | 109 | $44m | 31.1% |
| King County | 242 | 108 | $62m | 26.5% |
| Snohomish County | 148 | 76 | $44m | 21.4% |
| Clark County | 124 | 56 | $27m | 23.0% |
| Benton County | 79 | 43 | $18m | 18.9% |
| Grays Harbor County | 73 | 42 | $15m | 17.0% |
| Island County | 88 | 41 | $18m | 26.3% |
| Yakima County | 91 | 39 | $14m | 35.5% |
| Mason County | 63 | 36 | $15m | 18.2% |
| Whatcom County | 68 | 31 | $15m | 15.8% |
| Grant County | 45 | 30 | $9.3m | 13.5% |
| Lewis County | 58 | 29 | $12m | 19.4% |
| Cowlitz County | 56 | 25 | $9.5m | 27.8% |
| Skagit County | 36 | 19 | $8.7m | 25.9% |
| Stevens County | 33 | 14 | $6.4m | — |
| Walla Walla County | 27 | 12 | $4.7m | — |
| Clallam County | 34 | 11 | $4.8m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Mortgage Research Center originate in Washington in 2024?
1,322 loans totalling $609m, from 2,721 applications reported for properties in Washington.
What is Mortgage Research Center's denial rate in Washington?
23.4% of decided applications in Washington were denied, against 21.3% for all lenders in the state and 24.0% 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 Mortgage Research Center lend in most?
By originations: Pierce County (266), Thurston County (117), Kitsap County (110), Spokane County (109), King County (108).
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.