Emm Loans · North Carolina · 2025

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

Emm Loans took 405 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #157 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.5% of them and denied 3.7% (4.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

405Applicationsin NC
4.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$101MVolume63 counties

Emm Loans in North Carolina vs the state

3.7%Denial rate-14.36 pts vs state
4.4%Decision denial rate-18.42 pts vs state
77.5%Origination rate+19.72 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
314Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232871862.8%6.25%#158
20242621663.1%6.25%#193
20254053143.7%6.38%#157

What Emm Loans lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 314 78% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 91 22% · 11.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 204 50% · 1.5% denied
FHA 134 33% · 8.2% denied
VA 50 12% · 2.0% denied
USDA / RHS 17 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Other 6 40%
Employment history 2 13%
Unverifiable information 2 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 13%
Credit history 1 7%
Collateral 1 7%
Incomplete application 1 7%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Emm Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Surry County 70601 1.4%
Wake County 58510 0.0%
New Hanover County 25200 0.0%
Guilford County 22170 0.0%
Brunswick County 20160 0.0%
Robeson County 18170 0.0%
Chatham County 15130 0.0%
Harnett County 1072 20.0%
Forsyth County 1091 10.0%
Orange County 860 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: 405 applications in 2025, of which 314 were originated and 15 denied.

3.7% of all applications, or 4.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Emm Loans originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Emm Loans'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