Axos Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Axos Bank took 43 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #420 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.2% of them and denied 18.6% (36.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

43Applicationsin NC
36.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$395,000Median loanstate $225,000
$13MVolume26 counties

Axos Bank in North Carolina vs the state

18.6%Denial rate+0.54 pts vs state
36.4%Decision denial rate+13.54 pts vs state
30.2%Origination rate-27.58 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.40 pts vs state
$164kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023671526.9%6.88%#338
2024662412.1%7.00%#351
2025431318.6%6.88%#420

What Axos Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 44% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 13 30% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 9% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 5 12% · 60.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 42 98% · 19.1% denied
FHA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 50%
Collateral 2 25%
Other 2 25%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Axos Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 933 33.3%
Durham County 311 33.3%
Mecklenburg County 300 0.0%
Cumberland County 210 0.0%
Union County 210 0.0%
Cabarrus County 211 50.0%
Forsyth County 220 0.0%
Chatham County 211 50.0%
Gaston County 100 0.0%
Davidson County 100 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: 43 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 8 denied.

18.6% of all applications, or 36.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Axos Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Axos 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