First Sentinel Bank · Virginia · 2025

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

First Sentinel Bank took 71 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #328 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 90.1% of them and denied 5.6% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

71Applicationsin VA
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $255,000
$9.6MVolume14 counties

First Sentinel Bank in Virginia vs the state

5.6%Denial rate-10.31 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-14.54 pts vs state
90.1%Origination rate+30.62 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$68kMedian applicant income
64Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202359523.4%#338
202457525.3%#348
202571645.6%#328

What First Sentinel Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 30 42% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 13 18% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 27% · 10.5% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 11% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 71 100% · 5.6% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Credit history 3 100%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most First Sentinel Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tazewell County 16132 12.5%
Wythe County 16151 6.3%
Bland County 12110 0.0%
Russell County 761 14.3%
Washington County 330 0.0%
Pulaski County 330 0.0%
Roanoke city 330 0.0%
Galax city 320 0.0%
Montgomery County 220 0.0%
Carroll County 220 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: 71 applications in 2025, of which 64 were originated and 4 denied.

5.6% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Sentinel 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