Fidelity Direct Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

Fidelity Direct Mortgage in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fidelity Direct Mortgage took 113 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #304 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.5% of them and denied 4.4% (4.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

113Applicationsin NC
4.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$29MVolume30 counties

Fidelity Direct Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-13.64 pts vs state
4.9%Decision denial rate-17.92 pts vs state
80.5%Origination rate+22.72 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
91Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023231817.4%7.13%#483
202444336.8%6.63%#407
2025113914.4%6.88%#304

What Fidelity Direct Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 68 60% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 45 40% · 6.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 76 67% · 4.0% denied
FHA 30 27% · 6.7% denied
VA 6 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 2 40%
Credit history 2 40%
Incomplete application 1 20%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Fidelity Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 28240 0.0%
Wake County 1291 8.3%
Forsyth County 1090 0.0%
Durham County 641 16.7%
Iredell County 650 0.0%
Guilford County 530 0.0%
Cumberland County 540 0.0%
Gaston County 540 0.0%
Cabarrus County 530 0.0%
Stanly County 440 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: 113 applications in 2025, of which 91 were originated and 5 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 4.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Fidelity Direct Mortgage'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