NFM · Virginia · 2025

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

NFM took 1,588 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #55 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.5% of them and denied 1.5% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.6kApplicationsin VA
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $255,000
$588MVolume93 counties

NFM in Virginia vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-14.43 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-18.46 pts vs state
82.5%Origination rate+22.97 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
1,310Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,9921,5821.8%6.88%#36
20241,7461,4661.0%6.88%#45
20251,5881,3101.5%6.63%#55

What NFM lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,376 87% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 116 7% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,130 71% · 1.2% denied
FHA 233 15% · 3.9% denied
VA 220 14% · 0.5% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 42%
Collateral 5 21%
Other 3 13%
Insufficient cash 2 8%
Unverifiable information 2 8%
Employment history 1 4%
Credit history 1 4%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairfax County 1741484 2.3%
Loudoun County 1501361 0.7%
Prince William County 124983 2.4%
Chesterfield County 1151021 0.9%
Henrico County 1111000 0.0%
Richmond city 83710 0.0%
Culpeper County 53421 1.9%
Spotsylvania County 52421 1.9%
Hanover County 49412 4.1%
Stafford County 37310 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: 1,588 applications in 2025, of which 1,310 were originated and 24 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are NFM'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