1st Advantage Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union took 14 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #579 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.7% of them and denied 35.7% (45.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

14Applicationsin NC
45.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.74%Median ratestate 6.50%
$100,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.3MVolume10 counties

1st Advantage Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

35.7%Denial rate+17.65 pts vs state
45.5%Decision denial rate+22.63 pts vs state
35.7%Origination rate-22.10 pts vs state
6.74%Median rate+0.24 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023171317.7%6.99%#529
202416126.3%7.30%#542
202514535.7%6.74%#579

What 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 14% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 14% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 14% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 57% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 93% · 38.5% denied
VA 1 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Other 2 40%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Currituck County 301 33.3%
Lenoir County 201 50.0%
Dare County 202 100.0%
Mecklenburg County 110 0.0%
Forsyth County 110 0.0%
Franklin County 110 0.0%
Cumberland County 100 0.0%
Camden County 110 0.0%
Chowan County 110 0.0%
Gaston County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in North Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
State Employees'C 47,89325.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 25,10916.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 18,88411.4%6.13%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,00838.0%7.75%
Truist BankC 14,36430.3%6.50%
Movement MortgageA 11,0912.6%6.63%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 10,56519.4%7.13%
First-Citizens Bank & TrustB 10,31919.6%6.38%
Bank of AmericaF 10,27628.2%6.24%
Mortgage Research CenterC 10,02917.7%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

North Carolina: 14 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 5 denied.

35.7% of all applications, or 45.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.74%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Carolina, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology