Armed Forces Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Armed Forces Bank took 122 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #293 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.9% of them and denied 8.2% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

122Applicationsin NC
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$395,000Median loanstate $225,000
$28MVolume41 counties

Armed Forces Bank in North Carolina vs the state

8.2%Denial rate-9.86 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-10.32 pts vs state
54.9%Origination rate-2.89 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.40 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
67Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202384563.6%6.13%#309
2024864815.1%6.25%#319
2025122678.2%6.13%#293

What Armed Forces Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 89 73% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 21 17% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 4% · 60.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 18% · 4.6% denied
FHA 3 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 97 80% · 9.3% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 6 60%
Credit history 4 40%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 24133 12.5%
Wake County 1023 30.0%
Moore County 950 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 751 14.3%
Hoke County 740 0.0%
Harnett County 540 0.0%
Rowan County 540 0.0%
Onslow County 420 0.0%
Guilford County 420 0.0%
Craven County 420 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: 122 applications in 2025, of which 67 were originated and 10 denied.

8.2% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces 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