Fairwinds Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

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

Fairwinds Credit Union took 26 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #487 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.7% of them and denied 19.2% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

26Applicationsin NC
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$8.6MVolume17 counties

Fairwinds Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

19.2%Denial rate+1.17 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+2.18 pts vs state
57.7%Origination rate-0.12 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316718.8%5.88%#549
202410710.0%6.50%#624
2025261519.2%6.13%#487

What Fairwinds Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 77% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 3 12% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 8% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 100% · 19.2% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Incomplete application 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Fairwinds Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Buncombe County 330 0.0%
Transylvania County 320 0.0%
Wake County 220 0.0%
Cherokee County 200 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 220 0.0%
Graham County 201 50.0%
Macon County 210 0.0%
Catawba County 101 100.0%
Jackson County 110 0.0%
Iredell County 101 100.0%

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: 26 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 5 denied.

19.2% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Fairwinds Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Fairwinds 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