First Bank · Virginia · 2025

First Bank in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bank took 488 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #115 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.1% of them and denied 15.6% (17.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

488Applicationsin VA
17.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $255,000
$77MVolume55 counties

First Bank in Virginia vs the state

15.6%Denial rate-0.37 pts vs state
17.0%Decision denial rate-3.25 pts vs state
71.1%Origination rate+11.59 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$94kMedian applicant income
347Loans originated
76Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202351334518.7%#98
202445030319.1%#116
202548834715.6%#115

What First Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 110 23% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 38 8% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 75 15% · 14.7% denied
Home improvement 134 27% · 15.7% denied
Other / HELOC 131 27% · 26.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 488 100% · 15.6% denied

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shenandoah County 1046614 13.5%
Frederick County 635010 15.9%
Botetourt County 28156 21.4%
Warren County 27213 11.1%
Dinwiddie County 21135 23.8%
Richmond city 20200 0.0%
Henrico County 19171 5.3%
Chesterfield County 18114 22.2%
Winchester city 1596 40.0%
Staunton city 14131 7.1%

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: 488 applications in 2025, of which 347 were originated and 76 denied.

15.6% of all applications, or 17.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Bank'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