BMO Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 55 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #386 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 30.9% of them and denied 41.8% (56.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

55Applicationsin NC
56.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$10MVolume29 counties

BMO Bank in North Carolina vs the state

41.8%Denial rate+23.76 pts vs state
56.1%Decision denial rate+33.28 pts vs state
30.9%Origination rate-26.90 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$176kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231145333.3%6.50%#271
20241065124.5%7.00%#297
2025551741.8%7.00%#386

What BMO Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 42% · 8.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 17 31% · 64.7% denied
Other / HELOC 12 22% · 83.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 100% · 41.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Other 10 43%
Credit history 4 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 17%
Collateral 4 17%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 1063 30.0%
Durham County 503 60.0%
Mecklenburg County 300 0.0%
Guilford County 311 33.3%
Jackson County 301 33.3%
Chatham County 320 0.0%
Cabarrus County 201 50.0%
Cumberland County 210 0.0%
New Hanover County 201 50.0%
Forsyth County 220 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: 55 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 23 denied.

41.8% of all applications, or 56.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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