Brighton Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Brighton Bank took 12 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #599 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 8.3% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

12Applicationsin NC
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$2.9MVolume7 counties

Brighton Bank in North Carolina vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-9.73 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-12.82 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+8.86 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231795.9%#531
202418115.6%#527
20251288.3%6.75%#599

What Brighton Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 67% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 17% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 17% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 25% · 33.3% denied
FHA 1 8% · 0.0% denied
VA 8 67% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Brighton Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Onslow County 420 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 311 33.3%
Carteret County 110 0.0%
Union County 110 0.0%
Orange County 110 0.0%
Cabarrus County 110 0.0%
Wake 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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 1 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Brighton Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Brighton 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