Ameris Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Ameris Bank took 847 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #94 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.9% of them and denied 4.8% (6.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

847Applicationsin NC
6.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$242MVolume75 counties

Ameris Bank in North Carolina vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-13.22 pts vs state
6.1%Decision denial rate-16.77 pts vs state
74.9%Origination rate+17.04 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
634Loans originated
41Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237265624.0%6.75%#95
20248556654.3%6.63%#84
20258476344.8%6.63%#94

What Ameris Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 643 76% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 65 8% · 3.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 122 14% · 10.7% denied
Home improvement 12 1% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 5 1% · 60.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 675 80% · 4.7% denied
FHA 115 14% · 6.1% denied
VA 52 6% · 3.9% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 51%
Credit history 11 27%
Collateral 6 15%
Other 3 7%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Ameris Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 106843 2.8%
Guilford County 101786 5.9%
Wake County 53413 5.7%
Durham County 50370 0.0%
Forsyth County 48362 4.2%
Randolph County 36290 0.0%
Rowan County 31263 9.7%
Union County 28212 7.1%
Brunswick County 25181 4.0%
Davidson County 24171 4.2%

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: 847 applications in 2025, of which 634 were originated and 41 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 6.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Ameris Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Ameris Bank'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