Benchmark Community Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Benchmark Community Bank took 146 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #271 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.9% of them and denied 6.2% (6.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

146Applicationsin NC
6.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$45MVolume19 counties

Benchmark Community Bank in North Carolina vs the state

6.2%Denial rate-11.90 pts vs state
6.4%Decision denial rate-16.39 pts vs state
82.9%Origination rate+25.07 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
121Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231761496.3%6.54%#208
20241321075.3%7.25%#270
20251461216.2%6.50%#271

What Benchmark Community Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 97 66% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 35 24% · 5.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 7 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 4% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 146 100% · 6.2% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 44%
Collateral 4 44%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Benchmark Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Vance County 33283 9.1%
Granville County 26211 3.8%
Wake County 22181 4.5%
Franklin County 21170 0.0%
Warren County 13130 0.0%
Durham County 760 0.0%
Northampton County 531 20.0%
Nash County 330 0.0%
Halifax County 321 33.3%
Johnston County 312 66.7%

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: 146 applications in 2025, of which 121 were originated and 9 denied.

6.2% of all applications, or 6.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Benchmark Community 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