Mortgage lender · Parkersburg, WV · LEI 549300FFFM0IGJLBWH48

West Virginia Central review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

West Virginia Central earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 42nd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

149Applications2025
77.9%Originatedof applications
11.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$12MLoan volume2 states

West Virginia Central at a glance, 2025

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

11.4%Denial rate (all applications)-6.57 pts vs national
11.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.87 pts vs national
77.9%Origination rate+19.82 pts vs national
2.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
1.00Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.75 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$2,476Median total loan costs
$67kMedian applicant income
57%Median loan-to-value
3High-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%

42nd11.7% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

87th2.7%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

27th2.61% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023967310.4%10.5%$7.1M
20241249316.9%17.1%$10M
202514911611.4%11.7%$12M

What West Virginia Central 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 35 23% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 3 2% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 111 74% · 13.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 149 100% · 11.4% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 3 investment properties.

Why West Virginia Central denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 17 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 9 53%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 35%
Other 1 6%
Employment history 1 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at West Virginia Central

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k402820.0%
$50k – $100k73588.5%
$100k – $150k22189.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34201511.8%
35–44251912.0%
45–54372816.2%
55–6425240.0%
65–74292014.3%

Where West Virginia Central lends

2 states and 18 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
West Virginia13210211.4%#81
Ohio171411.8%#551

Frequently asked questions

West Virginia Central denied 11.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 42nd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason West Virginia Central gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 52.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 23% of its applications were for home purchases, 77% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 West Virginia Central. Data sources · Methodology