Hometown Equity Mortgage · Virginia · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 240 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #190 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.5% of them and denied 40.8% (41.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

240Applicationsin VA
41.2%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $255,000
$45MVolume52 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Virginia vs the state

40.8%Denial rate+24.89 pts vs state
41.2%Decision denial rate+20.93 pts vs state
57.5%Origination rate-2.02 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.97Rate spread (pts)+0.75 pts vs state
$234kMedian applicant income
138Loans originated
98Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231254548.8%9.25%#238
20241167038.8%7.44%#264
202524013840.8%7.00%#190

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 85 35% · 35.3% denied
Refinance 40 17% · 52.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 115 48% · 40.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 226 94% · 38.1% denied
FHA 11 5% · 81.8% denied
VA 2 1% · 100.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Incomplete application 59 60%
Collateral 20 20%
Unverifiable information 7 7%
Credit history 7 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 5%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richmond city 26197 26.9%
Chesterfield County 25196 24.0%
Norfolk city 15104 26.7%
Fairfax County 14410 71.4%
Virginia Beach city 1385 38.5%
Prince William County 1183 27.3%
Petersburg city 1165 45.5%
Loudoun County 1046 60.0%
Portsmouth city 1046 60.0%
Lynchburg city 880 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: 240 applications in 2025, of which 138 were originated and 98 denied.

40.8% of all applications, or 41.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Virginia in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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