First Heritage Mortgage · West Virginia · 2025

First Heritage Mortgage in West Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Heritage Mortgage took 297 mortgage applications in West Virginia in 2025, ranking #44 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 89.9% of them and denied 1.7% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.2%.

297Applicationsin WV
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 26.7%
6.20%Median ratestate 6.62%
$295,000Median loanstate $145,000
$83MVolume9 counties

First Heritage Mortgage in West Virginia vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-19.51 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-24.82 pts vs state
89.9%Origination rate+35.11 pts vs state
6.20%Median rate-0.42 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
267Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in West Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231121021.8%5.83%#81
20242071771.0%6.13%#50
20252972671.7%6.20%#44

What First Heritage Mortgage lends in West Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 291 98% · 1.7% denied
Refinance 5 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 149 50% · 1.3% denied
FHA 122 41% · 2.5% denied
VA 21 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied West Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Credit history 1 20%
Insufficient cash 1 20%

Where in West Virginia

Counties with the most First Heritage Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 2322153 1.3%
Berkeley County 54422 3.7%
Tucker County 320 0.0%
Ohio County 220 0.0%
Morgan County 220 0.0%
Summers County 110 0.0%
Monroe County 110 0.0%
Hampshire County 110 0.0%
Greenbrier County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in West Virginia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,61523.0%6.88%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 3,21438.5%9.99%
City National Bank of West VirginiaC 2,87025.0%6.29%
The Huntington National BankD 2,19428.1%7.00%
Truist BankC 1,77631.1%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 1,62418.7%6.58%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,59217.4%6.25%
WesBanco BankB 1,47516.7%6.01%
Movement MortgageA 1,1675.4%6.63%
Crosscountry MortgageB 1,1404.0%6.58%

Frequently asked questions

West Virginia: 297 applications in 2025, of which 267 were originated and 5 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The West Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 21.2%.

The median rate on loans First Heritage Mortgage originated in West Virginia in 2025 was 6.20%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First Heritage Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in West Virginia, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology