1st Advantage Federal Credit Union · Virginia · 2025

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union took 1,067 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #68 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 24.7% (27.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.1kApplicationsin VA
27.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.43%Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $255,000
$123MVolume52 counties

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union in Virginia vs the state

24.7%Denial rate+8.80 pts vs state
27.1%Decision denial rate+6.80 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate+3.46 pts vs state
6.43%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
-0.91Rate spread (pts)-1.13 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
672Loans originated
264Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202384952323.0%7.49%#75
202489859221.4%7.24%#80
20251,06767224.7%6.43%#68

What 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 70 7% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 165 15% · 16.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 2% · 5.9% denied
Home improvement 363 34% · 26.2% denied
Other / HELOC 452 42% · 29.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,063 100% · 24.8% denied
VA 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 100 38%
Other 74 28%
Credit history 69 26%
Collateral 15 6%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Newport News city 21912463 28.8%
James City County 17211839 22.7%
York County 1157626 22.6%
Hampton city 955233 34.7%
Gloucester County 886412 13.6%
Virginia Beach city 583517 29.3%
Chesterfield County 37227 18.9%
Chesapeake city 35264 11.4%
Henrico County 26166 23.1%
Norfolk city 20143 15.0%

Other large lenders in Virginia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,39519.3%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 19,27414.8%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,99410.4%6.12%
Truist BankC 11,83831.6%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,00016.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 8,33410.7%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 8,0296.5%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 6,58431.9%6.24%
NewrezD 6,39016.4%6.38%
Movement MortgageA 6,1264.3%6.56%

Frequently asked questions

Virginia: 1,067 applications in 2025, of which 672 were originated and 264 denied.

24.7% of all applications, or 27.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.43%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Virginia, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology