City Lending · North Carolina · 2025

City Lending in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 157 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #264 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.8% of them and denied 17.8% (22.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

157Applicationsin NC
22.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$21MVolume29 counties

City Lending in North Carolina vs the state

17.8%Denial rate-0.23 pts vs state
22.2%Decision denial rate-0.60 pts vs state
61.8%Origination rate+3.97 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.25 pts vs state
1.32Rate spread (pts)+1.23 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
97Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023630.0%6.63%#740
2024473414.9%7.75%#398
20251579717.8%7.75%#264

What City Lending lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 149 95% · 16.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 5% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 97 62% · 19.6% denied
FHA 59 38% · 15.3% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Other 9 32%
Incomplete application 7 25%
Collateral 5 18%
Credit history 3 11%
Employment history 2 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 4%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 30213 10.0%
Johnston County 24155 20.8%
Wake County 20134 20.0%
Durham County 1032 20.0%
Harnett County 972 22.2%
Rowan County 841 12.5%
Wayne County 761 14.3%
Gaston County 731 14.3%
Union County 532 40.0%
Nash County 440 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: 157 applications in 2025, of which 97 were originated and 28 denied.

17.8% of all applications, or 22.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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