Commercial Lender · North Carolina · 2025

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

Commercial Lender took 232 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #220 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 11.2% of them and denied 82.8% (88.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

232Applicationsin NC
88.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
10.74%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$6.6MVolume0 counties

Commercial Lender in North Carolina vs the state

82.8%Denial rate+64.70 pts vs state
88.1%Decision denial rate+65.25 pts vs state
11.2%Origination rate-46.60 pts vs state
10.74%Median rate+4.24 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
26Loans originated
192Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231563426.9%11.74%#227
20242104538.6%10.99%#208
20252322682.8%10.74%#220

What Commercial Lender lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 104 45% · 75.0% denied
Refinance 28 12% · 78.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 84 36% · 94.1% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 15 6% · 86.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 232 100% · 82.8% denied

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: 232 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 192 denied.

82.8% of all applications, or 88.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Commercial Lender originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 10.74%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Commercial Lender'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