First Horizon Bank · Virginia · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 145 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #247 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.4% of them and denied 26.9% (28.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

145Applicationsin VA
28.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $255,000
$28MVolume31 counties

First Horizon Bank in Virginia vs the state

26.9%Denial rate+10.96 pts vs state
28.9%Decision denial rate+8.64 pts vs state
61.4%Origination rate+1.86 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
89Loans originated
39Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324114427.8%5.38%#169
20241699434.3%8.26%#221
20251458926.9%7.25%#247

What First Horizon Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 46 32% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 36 25% · 19.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 3% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 42 29% · 45.2% denied
Other / HELOC 17 12% · 52.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 138 95% · 27.5% denied
FHA 2 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 20 51%
Credit history 10 26%
Unverifiable information 4 10%
Collateral 4 10%
Other 1 3%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Henry County 251211 44.0%
Franklin County 22147 31.8%
Accomack County 1365 38.5%
Halifax County 961 11.1%
Virginia Beach city 961 11.1%
Northampton County 852 25.0%
Patrick County 853 37.5%
Bristol city 742 28.6%
Martinsville city 734 57.1%
Washington County 631 16.7%

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: 145 applications in 2025, of which 89 were originated and 39 denied.

26.9% of all applications, or 28.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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