Bank of Tennessee · North Carolina · 2025

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

Bank of Tennessee took 73 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #353 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.4% of them and denied 6.9% (8.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

73Applicationsin NC
8.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.96%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$23MVolume12 counties

Bank of Tennessee in North Carolina vs the state

6.9%Denial rate-11.21 pts vs state
8.3%Decision denial rate-14.49 pts vs state
64.4%Origination rate+6.57 pts vs state
6.96%Median rate+0.46 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.51 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
47Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023916012.1%8.00%#300
202476527.9%8.05%#332
202573476.9%6.96%#353

What Bank of Tennessee lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 56% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 18% · 30.8% denied
Home improvement 3 4% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 16% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 62 85% · 1.6% denied
FHA 9 12% · 44.4% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 3 60%
Other 2 40%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Bank of Tennessee applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Avery County 39244 10.3%
Watauga County 20160 0.0%
Burke County 211 50.0%
Buncombe County 220 0.0%
Mitchell County 200 0.0%
Catawba County 200 0.0%
Johnston County 100 0.0%
Caldwell County 110 0.0%
Ashe County 110 0.0%
Iredell 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: 73 applications in 2025, of which 47 were originated and 5 denied.

6.9% of all applications, or 8.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Bank of Tennessee originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.96%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of Tennessee'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