First Community Bank · Virginia · 2025

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

First Community Bank took 252 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #184 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.6% of them and denied 22.6% (28.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

252Applicationsin VA
28.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$90,000Median loanstate $255,000
$20MVolume32 counties

First Community Bank in Virginia vs the state

22.6%Denial rate+6.68 pts vs state
28.2%Decision denial rate+7.97 pts vs state
53.6%Origination rate-5.95 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.90Rate spread (pts)+0.68 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
135Loans originated
57Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318110722.7%7.40%#197
20241014238.6%8.70%#277
202525213522.6%7.25%#184

What First Community Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 77 31% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 71 28% · 15.5% denied
Home improvement 65 26% · 35.4% denied
Other / HELOC 39 15% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 252 100% · 22.6% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Credit history 34 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 21 37%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Collateral 1 2%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most First Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wythe County 431812 27.9%
Tazewell County 39227 17.9%
Carroll County 24137 29.2%
Pulaski County 24127 29.2%
Washington County 22143 13.6%
Patrick County 18123 16.7%
Smyth County 1592 13.3%
Bristol city 1171 9.1%
Montgomery County 1173 27.3%
Bland County 632 33.3%

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: 252 applications in 2025, of which 135 were originated and 57 denied.

22.6% of all applications, or 28.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans First Community Bank originated in Virginia in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Community 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