American Financing · Virginia · 2025

American Financing in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 481 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #118 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 19.1% of them and denied 47.6% (64.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

481Applicationsin VA
64.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$265,000Median loanstate $255,000
$25MVolume97 counties

American Financing in Virginia vs the state

47.6%Denial rate+31.67 pts vs state
64.2%Decision denial rate+43.90 pts vs state
19.1%Origination rate-40.39 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
92Loans originated
229Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232424940.5%6.38%#168
20243347845.2%6.25%#144
20254819247.6%6.13%#118

What American Financing lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 106 22% · 66.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 320 67% · 47.5% denied
Other / HELOC 42 9% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 181 38% · 31.5% denied
FHA 229 48% · 56.8% denied
VA 71 15% · 59.2% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Other 90 39%
Credit history 75 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 28 12%
Collateral 21 9%
Incomplete application 9 4%
Unverifiable information 5 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Virginia Beach city 36521 58.3%
Fairfax County 34318 52.9%
Prince William County 2569 36.0%
Chesterfield County 2127 33.3%
Chesapeake city 1856 33.3%
Hampton city 1536 40.0%
Stafford County 1437 50.0%
Newport News city 1209 75.0%
Norfolk city 1227 58.3%
Frederick County 1126 54.5%

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: 481 applications in 2025, of which 92 were originated and 229 denied.

47.6% of all applications, or 64.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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