Consumer Real Estate Finance · North Carolina · 2025

Consumer Real Estate Finance in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Consumer Real Estate Finance took 53 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #391 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.3% of them and denied 43.4% (48.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

53Applicationsin NC
48.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$195,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.4MVolume34 counties

Consumer Real Estate Finance in North Carolina vs the state

43.4%Denial rate+25.34 pts vs state
48.9%Decision denial rate+26.12 pts vs state
45.3%Origination rate-12.53 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
1.03Rate spread (pts)+0.95 pts vs state
$66kMedian applicant income
24Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231044413.5%6.75%#283
2024722229.2%7.13%#343
2025532443.4%6.99%#391

What Consumer Real Estate Finance lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35 66% · 45.7% denied
Refinance 2 4% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 16 30% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7 13% · 57.1% denied
FHA 21 40% · 33.3% denied
VA 3 6% · 66.7% denied
USDA / RHS 22 42% · 45.5% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 7 30%
Collateral 6 26%
Other 3 13%
Credit history 2 9%
Insufficient cash 2 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Consumer Real Estate Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rowan County 412 50.0%
Catawba County 404 100.0%
Gaston County 320 0.0%
Brunswick County 321 33.3%
Pender County 211 50.0%
Johnston County 210 0.0%
Halifax County 220 0.0%
Cumberland County 220 0.0%
Wayne County 201 50.0%
Rockingham County 220 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: 53 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 23 denied.

43.4% of all applications, or 48.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Consumer Real Estate Finance originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Consumer Real Estate Finance'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