First Reliance Bank · Virginia · 2025

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

First Reliance Bank took 164 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #229 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 89.0% of them and denied 5.5% (5.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

164Applicationsin VA
5.8%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $255,000
$35MVolume41 counties

First Reliance Bank in Virginia vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-10.45 pts vs state
5.8%Decision denial rate-14.44 pts vs state
89.0%Origination rate+29.50 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
146Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231391213.6%6.75%#225
20241571345.7%6.56%#228
20251641465.5%6.63%#229

What First Reliance Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 142 87% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 7% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 130 79% · 3.1% denied
FHA 16 10% · 18.8% denied
VA 3 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 15 9% · 13.3% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Collateral 2 22%
Unverifiable information 2 22%
Credit history 1 11%
Employment history 1 11%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most First Reliance Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Botetourt County 27250 0.0%
Wythe County 20182 10.0%
Roanoke County 1090 0.0%
Franklin County 990 0.0%
Montgomery County 990 0.0%
Bedford County 760 0.0%
Pulaski County 761 14.3%
Carroll County 651 16.7%
Lynchburg city 540 0.0%
Campbell County 550 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: 164 applications in 2025, of which 146 were originated and 9 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 5.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Reliance 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