American Financing · North Carolina · 2025

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

American Financing took 774 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #103 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 21.7% of them and denied 44.4% (58.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

774Applicationsin NC
58.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$38MVolume87 counties

American Financing in North Carolina vs the state

44.4%Denial rate+26.38 pts vs state
58.6%Decision denial rate+35.78 pts vs state
21.7%Origination rate-36.10 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
168Loans originated
344Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344710736.5%6.50%#125
202463513353.5%6.25%#113
202577416844.4%6.00%#103

What American Financing lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 27 3% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 191 25% · 62.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 495 64% · 42.8% denied
Other / HELOC 61 8% · 18.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 274 35% · 34.3% denied
FHA 420 54% · 50.5% denied
VA 80 10% · 47.5% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Other 132 38%
Credit history 111 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 51 15%
Collateral 20 6%
Incomplete application 17 5%
Unverifiable information 10 3%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 761430 39.5%
Guilford County 43624 55.8%
Mecklenburg County 39415 38.5%
Cumberland County 30716 53.3%
Johnston County 2569 36.0%
Forsyth County 2569 36.0%
Catawba County 23315 65.2%
Onslow County 2058 40.0%
Davidson County 19312 63.2%
Iredell County 1959 47.4%

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: 774 applications in 2025, of which 168 were originated and 344 denied.

44.4% of all applications, or 58.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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