Lower · Virginia · 2025

Lower in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lower took 1,039 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #71 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.1% of them and denied 10.4% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.0kApplicationsin VA
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $255,000
$240MVolume99 counties

Lower in Virginia vs the state

10.4%Denial rate-5.55 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-5.93 pts vs state
61.1%Origination rate+1.60 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
635Loans originated
108Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202360442012.9%6.69%#88
20241,0977318.3%6.63%#67
20251,03963510.4%6.62%#71

What Lower lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 605 58% · 4.3% denied
Refinance 149 14% · 10.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 285 27% · 23.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 618 59% · 5.5% denied
FHA 310 30% · 20.0% denied
VA 104 10% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Credit history 40 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 39 36%
Collateral 13 12%
Other 4 4%
Incomplete application 4 4%
Insufficient cash 3 3%
Unverifiable information 3 3%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Prince William County 1096911 10.1%
Fairfax County 99614 4.0%
Loudoun County 64357 10.9%
Henrico County 41193 7.3%
Spotsylvania County 38235 13.2%
Chesterfield County 35166 17.1%
Virginia Beach city 32215 15.6%
Augusta County 32292 6.3%
Campbell County 30250 0.0%
Bedford County 30251 3.3%

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: 1,039 applications in 2025, of which 635 were originated and 108 denied.

10.4% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans Lower originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Lower'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