Equity Resources · North Carolina · 2025

Equity Resources in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Equity Resources took 643 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #119 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.3% of them and denied 7.2% (9.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

643Applicationsin NC
9.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$135MVolume55 counties

Equity Resources in North Carolina vs the state

7.2%Denial rate-10.91 pts vs state
9.5%Decision denial rate-13.34 pts vs state
68.3%Origination rate+10.46 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
439Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236404375.5%6.88%#105
20246364508.3%6.75%#112
20256434397.2%6.63%#119

What Equity Resources lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 466 72% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 127 20% · 18.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 50 8% · 14.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 457 71% · 6.1% denied
FHA 116 18% · 12.9% denied
VA 67 10% · 4.5% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 16 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 20%
Other 7 15%
Incomplete application 6 13%
Unverifiable information 3 7%
Collateral 3 7%
Employment history 2 4%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Equity Resources applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 1451017 4.8%
Guilford County 1298610 7.8%
Forsyth County 38284 10.5%
Harnett County 37202 5.4%
Johnston County 32230 0.0%
Rockingham County 24194 16.7%
Durham County 17122 11.8%
Davidson County 16103 18.8%
Alamance County 1591 6.7%
Robeson County 13120 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: 643 applications in 2025, of which 439 were originated and 46 denied.

7.2% of all applications, or 9.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Equity Resources originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Equity Resources'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