Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2017

In 2017, lenders reported 266,361 mortgage applications in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area totaling $106.1 billion, down 21% from 2016. The average application was for $398,371, and applicants reported an average income of $128,919. 49% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 13% were denied. The most active lender was Wells Fargo Bank NA, with 13,972 applications, followed by Navy Federal Credit Union and Suntrust Mortgage, Inc..

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Total Number of Mortgage Applications 266,361
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $106,110,570,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $398,371
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $398,000,000
Average Applicant Income $128,919
Highest Applicant Income $291,000,000
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Top Mortgage Lenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area (2017)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender reported in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area in 2017.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Wells Fargo Bank NA
Minneapolis, MN
13,972 $5,863,064,000 $419,000 $144,000
2 Navy Federal Credit Union
Vienna, VA
7,170 $2,263,213,000 $315,000 $135,000
3 Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.
Richmond, VA
4,864 $1,994,773,000 $410,000 $150,000
4 Navy Federal Credit Union
Vienna, VA
4,862 $982,449,000 $202,000 $107,000
5 George Mason Mortgage, LLC
Prince William, VA
4,496 $1,848,351,000 $411,000 $146,000
6 Wells Fargo Bank NA
Minneapolis, MN
4,331 $1,115,668,000 $257,000 $86,000
7 PennyMac Loan Services LLC
Westlake Village, CA
4,175 $1,627,957,000 $389,000 $12,000
8 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Columbus, OH
3,591 $1,987,287,000 $553,000 $177,000
9 Wells Fargo Bank NA
Minneapolis, MN
3,219 $1,504,380,000 $467,000 $190,000
10 Nationstar Mortgage
Coppell, TX
3,187 $926,835,000 $290,000 $81,000

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The tables below break down 2017 mortgage applications in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason. Click a column heading to sort.

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV in 2017

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Home Purchase 135,630 $58,541,841,000 $431,000 $398,000,000 $126,000 $168,000,000
Refinancing 111,320 $44,203,860,000 $397,000 $365,000,000 $134,000 $291,000,000
Home Improvement 19,411 $3,364,869,000 $173,000 $126,000,000 $118,000 $9,999,000

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
White 96,299 $37,178,651,000 $386,000 $320,000,000 $151,000 $175,000,000
Black or African American 52,118 $19,299,468,000 $370,000 $398,000,000 $141,000 $291,000,000
Not Provided 40,472 $15,965,492,000 $394,000 $311,000,000 $155,000 $191,000,000
Not applicable 32,634 $18,285,419,000 $560,000 $302,000,000 $28,000 $8,008,000
Hispanic 21,376 $6,273,246,000 $293,000 $95,000,000 $93,000 $65,000,000
Asian 21,264 $8,439,750,000 $396,000 $278,000,000 $141,000 $92,000,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1,437 $423,656,000 $294,000 $4,500,000 $120,000 $6,230,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 761 $244,888,000 $321,000 $1,248,000 $117,000 $2,300,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 173,122 $72,871,530,000 $420,000 $398,000,000 $157,000 $291,000,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 49,795 $15,681,056,000 $314,000 $86,907,000 $65,000 $1,840,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 40,622 $16,883,553,000 $415,000 $3,159,000 $95,000 $7,200,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 2,822 $674,431,000 $238,000 $591,000 $46,000 $892,000

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 131,390 $54,060,372,000 $411,000 $320,000,000 $141,000 $175,000,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 47,397 $17,764,490,000 $374,000 $22,400,000 $68,000 $3,682,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 35,353 $15,988,118,000 $452,000 $398,000,000 $156,000 $191,000,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 34,665 $12,311,825,000 $355,000 $365,000,000 $134,000 $291,000,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 10,926 $3,766,048,000 $344,000 $173,000,000 $149,000 $168,000,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 6,614 $2,215,124,000 $334,000 $6,500,000 $119,000 $7,206,000
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 15 $4,169,000 $277,000 $1,000,000 $82,000 $170,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 1 $424,000 $424,000 $424,000 $347,000 $347,000

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Credit History 7,428 $3,052,767,000 $410,000 $365,000,000 $212,000 $291,000,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 7,053 $2,836,951,000 $402,000 $344,000,000 $106,000 $50,000,000
Credit Application Incomplete 3,938 $1,270,878,000 $322,000 $9,915,000 $122,000 $3,200,000
Collateral 3,931 $1,429,485,000 $363,000 $31,227,000 $140,000 $6,243,000
Other 2,964 $842,524,000 $284,000 $36,500,000 $122,000 $6,715,000
Unverifiable Information 988 $262,704,000 $265,000 $6,000,000 $118,000 $3,414,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 662 $266,029,000 $401,000 $5,590,000 $134,000 $1,357,000
Employment History 298 $95,596,000 $320,000 $1,723,000 $100,000 $1,621,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 16 $3,577,000 $223,000 $610,000 $118,000 $265,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan application records that lenders file with the FFIEC each year, and count every application (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

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