Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union took 227 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #223 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 7.9% (9.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

227Applicationsin NC
9.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$39MVolume36 counties

Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

7.9%Denial rate-10.13 pts vs state
9.8%Decision denial rate-12.98 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+13.56 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$113kMedian applicant income
162Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316812.5%8.00%#551
202427157.4%6.00%#465
20252271627.9%7.25%#223

What Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 48 21% · 2.1% denied
Refinance 47 21% · 4.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 69 30% · 8.7% denied
Other / HELOC 62 27% · 14.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 227 100% · 7.9% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 67%
Credit history 4 22%
Collateral 2 11%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 79519 11.4%
Gaston County 31243 9.7%
Wake County 21161 4.8%
Union County 16120 0.0%
Cabarrus County 12100 0.0%
Iredell County 1060 0.0%
Lincoln County 971 11.1%
Rowan County 440 0.0%
Cleveland County 422 50.0%
Stanly County 330 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: 227 applications in 2025, of which 162 were originated and 18 denied.

7.9% of all applications, or 9.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Carolinas Telco Federal Credit Union'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