21st Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

21st Mortgage in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 5,260 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #20 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 15.4% of them and denied 52.0% (75.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

5.3kApplicationsin NC
75.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
10.15%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $225,000
$89MVolume99 counties

21st Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

52.0%Denial rate+33.96 pts vs state
75.9%Decision denial rate+53.05 pts vs state
15.4%Origination rate-42.41 pts vs state
10.15%Median rate+3.65 pts vs state
4.65Rate spread (pts)+4.56 pts vs state
$61kMedian applicant income
810Loans originated
2,736Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,27981352.2%9.55%#19
20245,65891251.1%9.93%#17
20255,26081052.0%10.15%#20

What 21st Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5,131 98% · 51.7% denied
Refinance 42 1% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 41 1% · 78.1% denied
Home improvement 29 1% · 69.0% denied
Other / HELOC 17 0% · 35.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,260 100% · 52.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 1,592 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 774 28%
Incomplete application 151 6%
Insufficient cash 98 4%
Collateral 65 2%
Other 29 1%
Unverifiable information 22 1%
Employment history 5 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Robeson County 51064245 48.0%
Guilford County 481119262 54.5%
Onslow County 21931118 53.9%
Duplin County 21433105 49.1%
Wake County 20426121 59.3%
Brunswick County 1823673 40.1%
Columbus County 1763275 42.6%
Wayne County 1622599 61.1%
Cumberland County 1381779 57.2%
Bladen County 1272556 44.1%

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: 5,260 applications in 2025, of which 810 were originated and 2,736 denied.

52.0% of all applications, or 75.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 10.15%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage'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