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Washington Federal in California
HMDA record for properties in California, calendar year 2024. National record · California 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.
In California, Washington Federal reported 143 applications and 81 originations for 2024, $123m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 17.0%, below the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 29.7%.
The median rate spread on its California originations was 0.6 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 14200% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In California | California, all lenders | Washington Federal, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 17.0% | 24.8% | 29.7% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 1.6% | 19.9% | 8.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $1.5m | $566k | $533k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 86.4% | 51.2% | 52.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in California
By purpose
Home purchase 86% (70)Home improvement 6% (5)Cash-out refinancing 4% (3)Other purpose 4% (3)
By type
Conventional 100% (81)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in California
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 50 | 29 | $42m | 17.1% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Washington Federal originate in California in 2024?
81 loans totalling $123m, from 143 applications reported for properties in California.
What is Washington Federal's denial rate in California?
17.0% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 29.7% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which California counties does Washington Federal lend in most?
By originations: Los Angeles County (29).
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 California. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.