Eastman Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Eastman Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Eastman Credit Union took 74 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #352 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 24.3% (31.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

74Applicationsin NC
31.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$180,000Median loanstate $225,000
$10MVolume32 counties

Eastman Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

24.3%Denial rate+6.26 pts vs state
31.6%Decision denial rate+8.76 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-7.81 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
37Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023723823.6%6.50%#325
2024905923.3%7.13%#311
2025743724.3%7.00%#352

What Eastman Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35 47% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 11% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 12 16% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 18 24% · 27.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 73 99% · 24.7% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 67%
Other 3 17%
Credit history 2 11%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Eastman Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Buncombe County 941 11.1%
Mitchell County 814 50.0%
Mecklenburg County 852 25.0%
Forsyth County 530 0.0%
Avery County 412 50.0%
Wake County 320 0.0%
Watauga County 320 0.0%
Iredell County 302 66.7%
Guilford County 220 0.0%
Lenoir County 211 50.0%

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: 74 applications in 2025, of which 37 were originated and 18 denied.

24.3% of all applications, or 31.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Eastman Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Eastman Credit Union'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