American Financial Resources · North Carolina · 2025

American Financial Resources in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Resources took 983 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #89 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.0% of them and denied 5.4% (6.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

983Applicationsin NC
6.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$198MVolume92 counties

American Financial Resources in North Carolina vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-12.67 pts vs state
6.8%Decision denial rate-16.07 pts vs state
74.0%Origination rate+16.15 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.26 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
727Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233341839.0%6.25%#148
20246404358.1%6.50%#111
20259837275.4%6.38%#89

What American Financial Resources lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 825 84% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 85 9% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 7% · 6.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 258 26% · 3.5% denied
FHA 533 54% · 5.8% denied
VA 145 15% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 47 5% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 15 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 25%
Credit history 10 19%
Other 7 13%
Employment history 4 8%
Insufficient cash 3 6%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most American Financial Resources applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 48402 4.2%
Wake County 46361 2.2%
Onslow County 33272 6.1%
Rockingham County 31221 3.2%
Brunswick County 31202 6.5%
Davidson County 27210 0.0%
Surry County 26211 3.8%
Cleveland County 25175 20.0%
Rowan County 25160 0.0%
New Hanover County 25230 0.0%

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: 983 applications in 2025, of which 727 were originated and 53 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 6.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Resources originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Resources'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