Clearedge Lending · North Carolina · 2025

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

Clearedge Lending took 53 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #393 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.4% of them and denied 30.2% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

53Applicationsin NC
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$9.5MVolume24 counties

Clearedge Lending in North Carolina vs the state

30.2%Denial rate+12.13 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+10.51 pts vs state
60.4%Origination rate+2.57 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.98Rate spread (pts)+0.90 pts vs state
$244kMedian applicant income
32Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023523225.0%8.56%#362
2024664325.8%7.63%#350
2025533230.2%7.38%#393

What Clearedge Lending lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 30 57% · 30.0% denied
Refinance 6 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 25% · 38.5% denied
Other / HELOC 4 8% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 53 100% · 30.2% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 9 56%
Incomplete application 3 19%
Credit history 3 19%
Unverifiable information 1 6%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 861 12.5%
Durham County 862 25.0%
Iredell County 513 60.0%
Brunswick County 312 66.7%
Buncombe County 330 0.0%
Gaston County 320 0.0%
Cabarrus County 220 0.0%
Pitt County 220 0.0%
Cleveland County 202 100.0%
Transylvania County 211 50.0%

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: 53 applications in 2025, of which 32 were originated and 16 denied.

30.2% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge 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