City Lending · Virginia · 2025

City Lending in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 351 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #143 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.1% of them and denied 23.4% (28.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

351Applicationsin VA
28.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $255,000
$76MVolume37 counties

City Lending in Virginia vs the state

23.4%Denial rate+7.42 pts vs state
28.0%Decision denial rate+7.74 pts vs state
58.1%Origination rate-1.40 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.87Rate spread (pts)+0.65 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
204Loans originated
82Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235223608.2%7.13%#96
202463948613.2%7.13%#89
202535120423.4%6.99%#143

What City Lending lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 261 74% · 19.9% denied
Refinance 51 15% · 29.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 11% · 39.5% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 164 47% · 26.2% denied
FHA 182 52% · 20.9% denied
VA 3 1% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Incomplete application 22 27%
Other 19 23%
Collateral 11 13%
Employment history 9 11%
Unverifiable information 8 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 10%
Credit history 5 6%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince William County 934427 29.0%
Fairfax County 532911 20.8%
Stafford County 411913 31.7%
Loudoun County 22191 4.5%
Spotsylvania County 20163 15.0%
Chesterfield County 15113 20.0%
Manassas city 952 22.2%
Frederick County 870 0.0%
Warren County 870 0.0%
Shenandoah County 844 50.0%

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: 351 applications in 2025, of which 204 were originated and 82 denied.

23.4% of all applications, or 28.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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