Mortgage lender · Jonesville, VA · LEI 254900GBKSHEUZ4PGG08

Powell Valley National Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Powell Valley National Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 31st percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

146Applications2025
74.0%Originatedof applications
15.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$32MLoan volume3 states

Powell Valley National Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

13.0%Denial rate (all applications)-4.97 pts vs national
15.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.63 pts vs national
74.0%Origination rate+15.94 pts vs national
11.6%Withdrawn by applicant
1.4%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$135,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$89kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

31st15.0% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

43rd13.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202316612411.5%13.3%$22M
202414910614.1%16.5%$19M
202514610813.0%15.0%$32M

What Powell Valley National Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 73 50% · 13.7% denied
Refinance 28 19% · 10.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 16% · 8.3% denied
Home improvement 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 18 12% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 146 100% · 13.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 22 manufactured homes, 53 investment properties.

Why Powell Valley National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 19 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 9 47%
Credit history 7 37%
Other 2 11%
Collateral 1 5%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Powell Valley National Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k251525.0%
$50k – $100k382521.9%
$100k – $150k27228.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34221327.8%
35–44332125.0%
45–5427209.1%

Where Powell Valley National Bank lends

3 states and 27 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Virginia946512.8%#293
Tennessee514213.7%#410

Frequently asked questions

Powell Valley National Bank denied 15.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 31st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Powell Valley National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 50% of its applications were for home purchases, 36% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 14% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Powell Valley National Bank. Data sources · Methodology