Citadel Servicing · North Carolina · 2025

Citadel Servicing in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citadel Servicing took 307 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #194 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.0% of them and denied 5.5% (6.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

307Applicationsin NC
6.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$61MVolume60 counties

Citadel Servicing in North Carolina vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-12.52 pts vs state
6.2%Decision denial rate-16.62 pts vs state
59.0%Origination rate+1.15 pts vs state
7.88%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
2.09Rate spread (pts)+2.01 pts vs state
$200kMedian applicant income
181Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232251195.8%9.13%#182
20243581814.8%9.00%#157
20253071815.5%7.88%#194

What Citadel Servicing lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 152 50% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 26 8% · 11.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 129 42% · 6.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 307 100% · 5.5% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 10 59%
Other 5 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 6%
Credit history 1 6%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Citadel Servicing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 53352 3.8%
Wake County 34181 2.9%
Buncombe County 17111 5.9%
Cumberland County 1652 12.5%
Gaston County 1360 0.0%
Guilford County 12100 0.0%
Durham County 1170 0.0%
Forsyth County 1090 0.0%
Harnett County 970 0.0%
Union County 841 12.5%

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: 307 applications in 2025, of which 181 were originated and 17 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 6.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Citadel Servicing originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Citadel Servicing'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