Blue Ridge Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Blue Ridge Bank took 104 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #319 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 11.5% (15.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

104Applicationsin NC
15.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$16MVolume31 counties

Blue Ridge Bank in North Carolina vs the state

11.5%Denial rate-6.52 pts vs state
15.4%Decision denial rate-7.44 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+4.69 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.42 pts vs state
$68kMedian applicant income
65Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234533607.5%6.63%#123
20244583237.9%6.63%#133
20251046511.5%6.63%#319

What Blue Ridge Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 95 91% · 12.6% denied
Refinance 3 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 49% · 5.9% denied
FHA 41 39% · 22.0% denied
VA 8 8% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 50%
Credit history 4 33%
Collateral 1 8%
Insufficient cash 1 8%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Blue Ridge Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 1490 0.0%
Cumberland County 921 11.1%
Guilford County 862 25.0%
Durham County 740 0.0%
Scotland County 742 28.6%
Columbus County 550 0.0%
Gaston County 530 0.0%
Forsyth County 531 20.0%
Alamance County 330 0.0%
Pender County 310 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: 104 applications in 2025, of which 65 were originated and 12 denied.

11.5% of all applications, or 15.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Blue Ridge Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Blue Ridge 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