TOWER Federal Credit Union · Virginia · 2025

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

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 1,067 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #69 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.8% of them and denied 24.3% (27.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.1kApplicationsin VA
27.0%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $255,000
$141MVolume78 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in Virginia vs the state

24.3%Denial rate+8.33 pts vs state
27.0%Decision denial rate+6.79 pts vs state
63.8%Origination rate+4.30 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$193kMedian applicant income
681Loans originated
259Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,10964930.6%7.00%#58
20241,01156832.0%7.75%#73
20251,06768124.3%7.00%#69

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 172 16% · 15.1% denied
Refinance 17 2% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 228 21% · 28.1% denied
Home improvement 454 43% · 21.8% denied
Other / HELOC 196 18% · 34.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,067 100% · 24.3% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 128 49%
Other 60 23%
Credit history 46 18%
Collateral 13 5%
Unverifiable information 6 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 3 1%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in Virginia

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairfax County 28317661 21.6%
Loudoun County 1539247 30.7%
Prince William County 834729 34.9%
Chesterfield County 614113 21.3%
Alexandria city 54419 16.7%
Henrico County 503212 24.0%
Virginia Beach city 34274 11.8%
Arlington County 30217 23.3%
Albemarle County 26185 19.2%
Stafford County 23156 26.1%

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: 1,067 applications in 2025, of which 681 were originated and 259 denied.

24.3% of all applications, or 27.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are TOWER 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