Cliffco · North Carolina · 2025

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

Cliffco took 11 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #605 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.6% of them and denied 9.1% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

11Applicationsin NC
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$385,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.9MVolume8 counties

Cliffco in North Carolina vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.97 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-10.32 pts vs state
63.6%Origination rate+5.83 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.82Rate spread (pts)+0.74 pts vs state
$232kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023630.0%7.38%#720
20241180.0%7.25%#603
20251179.1%7.50%#605

What Cliffco lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 91% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 100% · 9.1% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Cliffco applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 440 0.0%
Catawba County 110 0.0%
Currituck County 100 0.0%
Buncombe County 100 0.0%
Cabarrus County 101 100.0%
Brunswick County 100 0.0%
Union County 110 0.0%
Transylvania 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: 11 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 1 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Cliffco originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Cliffco'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