Bellingham Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in Bellingham (MSA/MD Code 13380) using official HMDA public records. Review underwriting outcomes, borrower characteristics, and regional lending benchmarks.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) • Dataset: 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset • Updated: June 2, 2026 • Methodology →
Metropolitan Area 13380
2,737 Loans Originated
• Primary State: Washington (WA)
• $1.35 Billion Originated Volume
• $465,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 3,183 +13.03% vs 2024
Approval Rate 89.41% +1.13 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 10.59% -1.13 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 2,737 +15.34% vs 2024
Originated Volume $1.35 Billion +15.08% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 3,183 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

89.41%
10.59%
2,846 approved 337 denied
Action 1: Originated
2,737 (85.99%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
109 (3.42%)
Action 3: Denied
337 (10.59%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
848 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
171 —
How to read this: Approval rate uses Actions 1, 2, and 3. Actions 4 and 5 are excluded from the credit decision denominator. Read the full methodology →

How Bellingham Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric Bellingham Washington
Actionable Apps 3,183 123,977
Approval Rate 89.41% 88.14%
Denial Rate 10.59% 11.86%
Originations 2,737 104,474
Originated Volume $1.35 Billion $58.12 Billion
Median Loan $465,000 $475,000
Compared against Washington statewide baseline in 2025.

Lending Trends in Bellingham

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 3,645 4,202 +15.28%
Actionable Apps 2,816 3,183 +13.03%
Originations 2,373 2,737 +15.34%
Approval Rate 88.28% 89.41% +1.13 pp
Denial Rate 11.72% 10.59% -1.13 pp
Median Loan $455,000 $465,000 +2.20%
Dollar Volume $1.17 Billion $1.35 Billion +15.08%

Applications by Borrower Income (Bellingham)

Approval and denial rates across gross annual income tiers (2025)

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 912 91.12% 8.88%
$150k+ 1,239 93.95% 6.05%
$50k–$99,999 748 84.76% 15.24%
<$50k 122 59.02% 40.98%
Income unavailable/entity 162 89.51% 10.49%
Gross annual borrower income relied upon during credit underwriting. Descriptive figures only; does not establish causation.

Geographic Market Context

Regional integration within Washington (2025)

Official Geographic Designation: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Division 13380, anchored in Washington (WA).
Metro Share of State Apps 2.57%
Metro Share of State Volume 2.32%
Geographic Notice: OpenFileData reports verified OMB-designated metropolitan boundaries. Detailed county-level vector choropleths are omitted unless authoritative polygon geometries and county-level consumer records are officially available, preventing data fabrication.

Parent State Association

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Bellingham is part of OpenFileData’s statewide coverage of Washington. View statewide approval benchmarks, metropolitan rankings, and institution profiles across all reporting jurisdictions.

Washington Statewide Overview Active Profile
Statewide Actionable Applications: 123,977
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Methodology

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Methodology & Disclosures

Credit Decision Denominator Rule: Approval and denial rates are calculated strictly among actionable applications reaching a formal credit underwriting decision (Actions 1, 2, and 3: loan originated, approved but not accepted, denied). Applications withdrawn by borrower (Action 4) and closed for incompleteness (Action 5) are tracked in the broader Consumer Mortgage Universe for market completeness but excluded from credit decision rates as no underwriting decision occurred.

Official Data Source & Freeze Date: Official Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Primary analysis uses the 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026); historical baseline uses the 2024 One-Year National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026).

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For complete technical formulas, SQL implementations, and data definitions, read the full Mortgage Lending Methodology Specification.