First United · West Virginia · 2025

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

First United took 85 mortgage applications in West Virginia in 2025, ranking #102 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.6% of them and denied 10.6% (11.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.2%.

85Applicationsin WV
11.5%Decision denial ratestate 26.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$275,000Median loanstate $145,000
$17MVolume16 counties

First United in West Virginia vs the state

10.6%Denial rate-10.60 pts vs state
11.5%Decision denial rate-15.12 pts vs state
70.6%Origination rate+15.80 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$114kMedian applicant income
60Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in West Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231288513.3%#74
2024885720.5%#93
2025856010.6%#102

What First United lends in West Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 72 85% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 7 8% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 6% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 85 100% · 10.6% denied

Where in West Virginia

Counties with the most First United applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monongalia County 29222 6.9%
Mineral County 1281 8.3%
Marion County 970 0.0%
Berkeley County 842 25.0%
Preston County 862 25.0%
Harrison County 531 20.0%
Grant County 440 0.0%
Ohio County 220 0.0%
Upshur County 110 0.0%
Morgan County 100 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: 85 applications in 2025, of which 60 were originated and 9 denied.

10.6% of all applications, or 11.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The West Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 21.2%.

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 United'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