Direct Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

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

Direct Mortgage took 7 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #682 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.7% of them and denied 14.3% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

7Applicationsin NC
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.19%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.9MVolume6 counties

Direct Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-3.77 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-8.53 pts vs state
85.7%Origination rate+27.90 pts vs state
7.19%Median rate+0.69 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$73kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

What Direct Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 100% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 86% · 16.7% denied
FHA 1 14% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 220 0.0%
Guilford County 101 100.0%
Gaston County 110 0.0%
Union County 110 0.0%
Iredell County 110 0.0%
Hoke 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: 7 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Direct Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.19%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Direct Mortgage'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