Wells Fargo Bank · Virginia · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Virginia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 2,274 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #38 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.9% of them and denied 16.2% (22.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

2.3kApplicationsin VA
22.4%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $255,000
$2.9BVolume126 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Virginia vs the state

16.2%Denial rate+0.24 pts vs state
22.4%Decision denial rate+2.13 pts vs state
55.9%Origination rate-3.67 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
1,270Loans originated
368Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,4901,88021.2%6.00%#16
20242,3971,19020.7%6.38%#32
20252,2741,27016.2%6.38%#38

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,277 56% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 183 8% · 17.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 608 27% · 20.7% denied
Home improvement 62 3% · 30.7% denied
Other / HELOC 144 6% · 34.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,057 90% · 15.3% denied
FHA 134 6% · 33.6% denied
VA 83 4% · 9.6% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 198 54%
Collateral 51 14%
Other 44 12%
Credit history 40 11%
Insufficient cash 25 7%
Unverifiable information 5 1%
Incomplete application 5 1%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairfax County 28816240 13.9%
Chesterfield County 1569126 16.7%
Virginia Beach city 1326921 15.9%
Henrico County 1195822 18.5%
Prince William County 955113 13.7%
Loudoun County 945319 20.2%
Chesapeake city 733715 20.5%
Arlington County 67444 6.0%
Richmond city 663513 19.7%
Alexandria city 51335 9.8%

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: 2,274 applications in 2025, of which 1,270 were originated and 368 denied.

16.2% of all applications, or 22.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank'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