Hometown Equity Mortgage · West Virginia · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 11 mortgage applications in West Virginia in 2025, ranking #242 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.6% of them and denied 45.5% (45.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.2%.

11Applicationsin WV
45.5%Decision denial ratestate 26.7%
7.44%Median ratestate 6.62%
$225,000Median loanstate $145,000
$1.5MVolume9 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in West Virginia vs the state

45.5%Denial rate+24.26 pts vs state
45.5%Decision denial rate+18.79 pts vs state
54.6%Origination rate-0.24 pts vs state
7.44%Median rate+0.81 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
6Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in West Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238262.5%9.50%#263
20247528.6%7.88%#287
202511645.5%7.44%#242

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in West Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 64% · 42.9% denied
Refinance 2 18% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 18% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 100% · 45.5% denied

Why it denied West Virginia applicants

Incomplete application 4 80%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in West Virginia

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 220 0.0%
Brooke County 202 100.0%
Hardy County 101 100.0%
Monongalia County 101 100.0%
Berkeley County 110 0.0%
Kanawha County 110 0.0%
Lewis County 101 100.0%
Jefferson County 110 0.0%
Cabell County 110 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: 11 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 5 denied.

45.5% of all applications, or 45.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The West Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 21.2%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in West Virginia in 2025 was 7.44%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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