City First Mortgage Services · North Carolina · 2025

City First Mortgage Services in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City First Mortgage Services took 30 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #470 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.7% of them and denied 10.0% (21.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

30Applicationsin NC
21.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$340,000Median loanstate $225,000
$5.1MVolume14 counties

City First Mortgage Services in North Carolina vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-8.06 pts vs state
21.4%Decision denial rate-1.39 pts vs state
36.7%Origination rate-21.14 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202386763.5%6.99%#306
20241831460.6%6.75%#223
2025301110.0%6.63%#470

What City First Mortgage Services lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 83% · 12.0% denied
Refinance 3 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 60% · 5.6% denied
FHA 7 23% · 28.6% denied
VA 4 13% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most City First Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 620 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 640 0.0%
Union County 410 0.0%
Cumberland County 210 0.0%
Rockingham County 202 100.0%
Brunswick County 210 0.0%
Currituck County 100 0.0%
Franklin County 100 0.0%
Cabarrus County 100 0.0%
Iredell 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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 3 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 21.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans City First Mortgage Services originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are City First Mortgage Services'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