Northwest Federal Credit Union · Virginia · 2025

Northwest Federal Credit Union in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Northwest Federal Credit Union took 1,191 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #63 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 17.6% (20.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.2kApplicationsin VA
20.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $255,000
$141MVolume54 counties

Northwest Federal Credit Union in Virginia vs the state

17.6%Denial rate+1.61 pts vs state
20.7%Decision denial rate+0.42 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+4.80 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.48Rate spread (pts)+0.26 pts vs state
$184kMedian applicant income
766Loans originated
209Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,24378920.7%7.25%#50
20241,12971918.8%7.63%#65
20251,19176617.6%7.00%#63

What Northwest Federal Credit Union lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 143 12% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 43 4% · 14.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 461 39% · 25.4% denied
Home improvement 544 46% · 14.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,180 99% · 17.7% denied
VA 11 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 167 80%
Credit history 22 11%
Collateral 9 4%
Insufficient cash 6 3%
Other 4 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Northwest Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Loudoun County 37324268 18.2%
Fairfax County 32621048 14.7%
Prince William County 18211937 20.3%
Fauquier County 55406 10.9%
Frederick County 28203 10.7%
Manassas city 261410 38.5%
Arlington County 25173 12.0%
Alexandria city 22131 4.5%
Spotsylvania County 1887 38.9%
Stafford County 16113 18.8%

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: 1,191 applications in 2025, of which 766 were originated and 209 denied.

17.6% of all applications, or 20.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Federal Credit Union originated in Virginia in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Federal Credit Union'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