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Bank of the James in Virginia
HMDA record for properties in Virginia, calendar year 2024. National record · Virginia overview
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Bank of the James's 2024 HMDA record for Virginia covers 124 applications, 86 of them originated, worth $21m.
Its denial rate in the state was 18.1%, below the Virginia rate of 22.1% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 17.8%.
Applications in the state were down 61% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Virginia | Virginia, all lenders | Bank of the James, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 18.1% | 22.1% | 17.8% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | — | 0.3 | — | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 16.5% | — | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $239k | $352k | $238k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 24.4% | 55.8% | 25.0% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 11.7% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 16.4% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateVirginia, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Virginia
By purpose
Home purchase 24% (21)Home improvement 21% (18)Refinancing 34% (29)Other purpose 21% (18)
By type
Conventional 100% (86)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in Virginia
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg city | 28 | 20 | $3.2m | 19.2% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Bank of the James originate in Virginia in 2024?
86 loans totalling $21m, from 124 applications reported for properties in Virginia.
What is Bank of the James's denial rate in Virginia?
18.1% of decided applications in Virginia were denied, against 22.1% for all lenders in the state and 17.8% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Virginia counties does Bank of the James lend in most?
By originations: Lynchburg city (20).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Virginia. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.