Mortgage lender · Fairmont, WV · LEI 549300ZOW5Z4AZ36M223

First Exchange Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Exchange Bank earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 35.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 5th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

222Applications2025
46.0%Originatedof applications
35.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$23MLoan volume3 states

First Exchange Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

28.4%Denial rate (all applications)+10.40 pts vs national
35.4%Denial rate (decided applications)+12.80 pts vs national
46.0%Origination rate-12.08 pts vs national
11.7%Withdrawn by applicant
8.1%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$165,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$85kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

5th35.4% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

20th19.8%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202331020115.2%17.5%5.63%$47M
20241809322.8%26.1%$20M
202522210228.4%35.4%$23M

What First Exchange Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 172 77% · 29.1% denied
Refinance 38 17% · 31.6% denied
Home improvement 6 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 3% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 222 100% · 28.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 76 manufactured homes, 15 investment properties.

Who gets approved at First Exchange Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k33960.0%
$50k – $100k973641.3%
$100k – $150k472531.7%
$150k – $250k221218.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2523847.4%
25–34602153.1%
35–44391733.3%
45–54371932.3%
55–64301626.1%
65–7420815.4%

Where First Exchange Bank lends

3 states and 24 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
West Virginia2159828.4%#55
Pennsylvania6433.3%#756

Frequently asked questions

First Exchange Bank denied 35.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 5th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 77% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First Exchange Bank. Data sources · Methodology