Clearpath Lending · North Carolina · 2025

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

Clearpath Lending took 211 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #226 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.8% of them and denied 9.0% (11.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

211Applicationsin NC
11.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$45MVolume57 counties

Clearpath Lending in North Carolina vs the state

9.0%Denial rate-9.06 pts vs state
11.9%Decision denial rate-10.94 pts vs state
66.8%Origination rate+9.01 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.74Rate spread (pts)-0.83 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
141Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231589517.1%5.63%#224
202419011610.0%5.75%#217
20252111419.0%5.63%#226

What Clearpath Lending lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 163 77% · 6.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 21% · 17.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 4% · 12.5% denied
VA 203 96% · 8.9% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Other 14 74%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 16%
Credit history 2 11%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Clearpath Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 27201 3.7%
Onslow County 16111 6.3%
Mecklenburg County 1281 8.3%
Wake County 1070 0.0%
Gaston County 962 22.2%
Cleveland County 953 33.3%
Harnett County 970 0.0%
Hoke County 732 28.6%
Union County 731 14.3%
Guilford County 620 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: 211 applications in 2025, of which 141 were originated and 19 denied.

9.0% of all applications, or 11.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Clearpath Lending originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Clearpath 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