Encore Bank · North Carolina · 2025

Encore Bank in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Encore Bank took 14 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #577 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 7.1% (9.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

14Applicationsin NC
9.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$355,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.3MVolume9 counties

Encore Bank in North Carolina vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-10.92 pts vs state
9.1%Decision denial rate-13.73 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+13.62 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331239.7%6.00%#439
2024241316.7%7.99%#484
202514107.1%6.88%#577

What Encore Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 64% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 3 21% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 7% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 79% · 0.0% denied
FHA 3 21% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Encore Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 321 33.3%
Forsyth County 310 0.0%
Davidson County 220 0.0%
Davie County 110 0.0%
Rowan County 110 0.0%
Gaston County 110 0.0%
Union County 110 0.0%
Stokes County 110 0.0%
Alleghany County 100 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 1 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 9.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Encore Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Encore Bank'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