Affinity · North Carolina · 2025

Affinity in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Affinity took 39 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #432 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.1% of them and denied 12.8% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

39Applicationsin NC
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
4.90%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$7.4MVolume19 counties

Affinity in North Carolina vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-5.24 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-6.15 pts vs state
64.1%Origination rate+6.29 pts vs state
4.90%Median rate-1.60 pts vs state
-2.19Rate spread (pts)-2.28 pts vs state
$160kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023431927.9%8.00%#392
2024311632.3%6.99%#450
2025392512.8%4.90%#432

What Affinity lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 26% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 26% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 12 31% · 8.3% denied
Other / HELOC 6 15% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 100% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Credit history 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 860 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 732 28.6%
Guilford County 320 0.0%
Durham County 211 50.0%
Moore County 210 0.0%
Alamance County 210 0.0%
Cabarrus County 210 0.0%
Iredell County 220 0.0%
Currituck County 110 0.0%
Johnston 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: 39 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 5 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 4.90%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Affinity'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