Waterstone Mortgage · Virginia · 2025

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

Waterstone Mortgage took 542 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #109 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.2% of them and denied 5.5% (6.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

542Applicationsin VA
6.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $255,000
$115MVolume85 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Virginia vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-10.40 pts vs state
6.9%Decision denial rate-13.32 pts vs state
74.2%Origination rate+14.65 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
402Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234223235.9%6.75%#117
20245273697.0%6.75%#103
20255424025.5%6.63%#109

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 470 87% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 48 9% · 4.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 4% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 313 58% · 5.1% denied
FHA 166 31% · 5.4% denied
VA 50 9% · 6.0% denied
USDA / RHS 13 2% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 16 53%
Credit history 6 20%
Collateral 5 17%
Other 2 7%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 45286 13.3%
Giles County 41312 4.9%
Bedford County 34272 5.9%
Pulaski County 32260 0.0%
Roanoke city 29186 20.7%
Roanoke County 19105 26.3%
Fairfax County 19150 0.0%
Louisa County 17140 0.0%
Radford city 16120 0.0%
Loudoun County 14130 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: 542 applications in 2025, of which 402 were originated and 30 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 6.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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