Mortgage lender · Walton, WV · LEI 5493006IT65TMGZIKY68

The Poca Valley Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Poca Valley Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 36th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

393Applications2025
72.3%Originatedof applications
13.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$53MLoan volume3 states

The Poca Valley Bank at a glance, 2025

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

11.2%Denial rate (all applications)-6.78 pts vs national
13.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.38 pts vs national
72.3%Origination rate+14.23 pts vs national
14.3%Withdrawn by applicant
1.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$145,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$88kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

36th13.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

34th15.3%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202346834510.3%12.1%$55M
202439027711.8%14.2%$41M
202539328411.2%13.2%$53M

What The Poca Valley 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 303 77% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 15 4% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 56 14% · 17.9% denied
Home improvement 4 1% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 15 4% · 6.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 390 99% · 10.8% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 66.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 84 manufactured homes, 33 investment properties.

Who gets approved at The Poca Valley Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k704022.2%
$50k – $100k1419517.0%
$100k – $150k937410.8%
$150k – $250k53460.0%
Over $250k21180.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25523516.7%
25–34977211.0%
35–44866312.2%
45–54634222.2%
55–64533811.1%
65–7424209.1%

Where The Poca Valley Bank lends

3 states and 34 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
West Virginia37927510.6%#32
Ohio12733.3%#587

Frequently asked questions

The Poca Valley Bank denied 13.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 36th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 77% of its applications were for home purchases, 18% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% 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 The Poca Valley Bank. Data sources · Methodology