Hancock County, West Virginia · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Hancock County, WV: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

89 lenders acted on 790 mortgage applications for properties in Hancock County in 2025. 20.0% were denied (West Virginia: 21.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.50%; median loan $105,000; median property value $175,000.

790Applications
20.0%Denial ratestate 21.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$105,000Median loan
$175,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Hancock County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Hancock County Savings Bank, FSB C 255183 11.4%6.50%
2 WesBanco Bank B 7138 16.9%6.30%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 6243 25.8%6.49%
4 The Huntington National Bank D 4819 43.8%8.14%
5 Mortgage Research Center C 3923 12.8%6.50%
6 AmeriSave Mortgage D 223 68.2%6.75%
7 Broker Solutions D 204 5.0%6.87%
8 Loandepot.Com D 1710 29.4%6.60%
9 PNC Bank D 127 33.3%7.28%
10 First National Bank of Pennsylvania B 117 27.3%6.99%
11 Crosscountry Mortgage B 116 9.1%6.75%
12 Mortgage Solutions of Colorado C 117 9.1%8.00%
13 Polaris Home Funding C 118 0.0%6.69%
14 U.S. Bank D 92 77.8%6.18%
15 Nationstar Mortgage C 97 0.0%6.25%
16 First Choice America Community Federal Credit Union 96 11.1%
17 Bank of America F 71 71.4%6.49%
18 United Bank C 74 28.6%6.55%
19 Freedom Mortgage B 72 0.0%6.69%
20 United Shore Financial Services B 74 0.0%6.44%
21 Consumer Real Estate Finance F 54 20.0%7.25%
22 Newrez D 51 40.0%6.38%
23 Movement Mortgage A 55 0.0%6.75%
24 American Financing D 50 60.0%
25 Gateway First Bank B 55 0.0%5.60%

Best approval odds in Hancock County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

#LenderDecidedDecision denial rate
1Hancock County Savings Bank, FSB21513.5%
2WesBanco Bank5322.6%
3Rocket Mortgage5927.1%

What Hancock County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 368 47% · 7.9% denied
Refinance 89 11% · 19.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 119 15% · 35.3% denied
Home improvement 116 15% · 34.5% denied
Other / HELOC 98 12% · 30.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 564 71% · 21.3% denied
FHA 157 20% · 19.1% denied
VA 62 8% · 11.3% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 14.3% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 53 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 37 24%
Collateral 23 15%
Incomplete application 19 12%
Other 14 9%
Unverifiable information 5 3%
Employment history 4 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%

Hancock County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202371242819.9%6.50%$85,000
202470742519.7%6.50%$105,000
202579045820.0%6.50%$105,000

Frequently asked questions

20.0% of applications in Hancock County were denied in 2025, against 21.2% statewide in West Virginia.

Hancock County Savings Bank, FSB, with 255 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 11.4%.

The median mortgage application in Hancock County in 2025 was for $105,000; the median property value on originated loans was $175,000.