First Federal Bank · Virginia · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 266 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #177 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.3% of them and denied 7.5% (12.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

266Applicationsin VA
12.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$475,000Median loanstate $255,000
$76MVolume67 counties

First Federal Bank in Virginia vs the state

7.5%Denial rate-8.42 pts vs state
12.0%Decision denial rate-8.27 pts vs state
55.3%Origination rate-4.26 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.56Rate spread (pts)-0.78 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
147Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023109619.2%6.38%#254
202427317711.0%6.13%#171
20252661477.5%5.99%#177

What First Federal Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 186 70% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 58 22% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 8% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 138 52% · 7.3% denied
FHA 18 7% · 22.2% denied
VA 110 41% · 5.5% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Incomplete application 11 55%
Other 2 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 10%
Credit history 2 10%
Unverifiable information 2 10%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairfax County 54276 11.1%
Prince William County 24130 0.0%
Loudoun County 1773 17.6%
Arlington County 12100 0.0%
Chesterfield County 1282 16.7%
Virginia Beach city 1042 20.0%
Spotsylvania County 1050 0.0%
Richmond city 1070 0.0%
Henrico County 821 12.5%
Chesapeake city 640 0.0%

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: 266 applications in 2025, of which 147 were originated and 20 denied.

7.5% of all applications, or 12.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Virginia in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal 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