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What people paid for mortgages in Whatcom County, WA (2025)

Across 2,003 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Whatcom was 6.5%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.875%. Median total loan costs ran $7,148 on a median loan of $475,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.

Home purchase

Median rate
6.5%
Middle half of rates
6.125%6.875%
Median total loan costs
$7,148
Median loan amount
$475,000

2,003 loans, 2025.

Refinance

Median rate
6.125%
Middle half of rates
5.75%6.625%
Median total loan costs
$6,743
Median loan amount
$435,000

823 loans, 2025.

Lowest median rates in Whatcom (2025)

The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.

Home purchase

  1. 1.CMG MORTGAGE, INC.6.188%44 loans, median costs $10,976
  2. 2.Boeing Employees Credit Union6.188%42 loans, median costs $3,559
  3. 3.WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL CREDIT UNION6.25%189 loans, median costs $5,064
  4. 4.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.438%48 loans, median costs $7,164
  5. 5.PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC6.499%42 loans, median costs $6,237

Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Whatcom County in 2025.

Refinance

  1. 1.Rocket Mortgage, LLC5.99%96 loans, median costs $8,489
  2. 2.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.999%116 loans, median costs $7,354
  3. 3.WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL CREDIT UNION6.062%54 loans, median costs $3,359
  4. 4.MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC6.125%37 loans, median costs $4,899
  5. 5.FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION6.25%33 loans, median costs $7,703

Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Whatcom County in 2025.

Lender by lender in Whatcom

Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Whatcom County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.

#LenderLoansMedian rateMedian total costsMedian originationMedian points
1EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY2356.625%$10,019$6,351$6,295
2MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC2066.625%$7,814$4,630$5,283
3WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL CREDIT UNION1896.25%$5,064$2,220$2,300
4UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only1436.5%$8,314$4,447$2,930
5Peoples Bank726.875%$5,092$2,530$3,195
6GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY666.5%$8,500$5,170$4,249
7Banner Bank546.75%$5,340$2,698$5,259
8AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION516.75%$7,248$4,380$2,922
9RESIDENTIAL WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, INC.506.625%$4,495$1,590$2,864
10Rocket Mortgage, LLC486.438%$7,164$4,220$4,577
11CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.486.745%$9,300$5,064$6,777
12CMG MORTGAGE, INC.446.188%$10,976$4,965$3,965
13Boeing Employees Credit Union426.188%$3,559$601$1,000
14PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC426.499%$6,237$1,635$798
15CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC316.5%$10,460$5,077$3,499
16INDUSTRIAL CU OF WHATCOM COUNTY26n/an/an/an/a
17Mortgage Research Center, LLC256.125%$8,251$0$1,207
18ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD246.562%$11,226$5,648$8,204
19GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC236.625%$5,266$1,910$1,521
20Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation236.75%$8,509$4,649$4,285
21HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION224.999%$4,543$650$7,482
22NEWREZ LLC216.125%$7,729$3,279$3,487
23U.S. Bank National Association216.49%$4,592$1,345$1,243
24KIND LENDING, LLC206.438%$7,055$1,830$2,484
25THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only196.49%$7,883$5,080$4,721
26Navy Federal Credit Union186.062%$10,491$1,748$3,619
27Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.166.312%$8,102$2,646$2,646
28JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association166.125%$5,159$1,843$2,592
29TRIAD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.138.64%n/an/an/a
30KeyBank National Association136.125%$5,213$1,992$914
31OriginPoint, LLC126.312%$6,497$3,538$2,644
32LOWER, LLC116.625%$9,743$3,754$1,599
33GUARANTEED RATE, INC.116.45%$6,098$3,303$2,179
34RESICENTRAL, LLC106.625%$6,537$3,352$1,447
35Broker Solutions, Inc.107.062%$7,154$4,038$3,095
36NORTH COAST CREDIT UNION9n/an/an/an/a
37NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC96.49%$4,921$1,959$677
38Wells Fargo Bank, National Association96.125%$4,969$2,166$1,755
391st Security Bank of Washington87.438%$12,875$7,259$9,325
40CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSB86.688%$13,252$3,174$4,725

What these numbers are, and are not

Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.

The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.

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Common questions

What mortgage rate did people get in Whatcom County in 2025?

The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Whatcom County, Washington in 2025 was 6.5%, across 2,003 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6.125% and 6.875%.

Is this a rate I can get today?

No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.

Why do lenders in the table show different rates?

Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.

Where do these numbers come from?

The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.