Ardent Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Ardent Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ardent Federal Credit Union took 14 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #571 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 7.1% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

14Applicationsin NC
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.2MVolume8 counties

Ardent Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-10.92 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-10.32 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-14.95 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$145kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237414.3%#691
20251467.1%#571

What Ardent Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 7% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 14% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 7 50% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 29% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 100% · 7.1% denied

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Ardent Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 300 0.0%
Madison County 220 0.0%
Dare County 200 0.0%
Durham County 210 0.0%
Cherokee County 110 0.0%
Alamance County 110 0.0%
Wilson County 101 100.0%
Cumberland County 110 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Ardent Federal Credit Union'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