Fifth Third Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 4,246 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #26 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.2% of them and denied 28.2% (34.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

4.2kApplicationsin NC
34.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loanstate $225,000
$622MVolume93 counties

Fifth Third Bank in North Carolina vs the state

28.2%Denial rate+10.15 pts vs state
34.2%Decision denial rate+11.33 pts vs state
52.2%Origination rate-5.62 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
2,216Loans originated
1,198Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,6821,44627.4%8.25%#32
20242,9951,64626.5%8.30%#34
20254,2462,21628.2%7.25%#26

What Fifth Third Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,031 24% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 867 20% · 23.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 98 2% · 26.5% denied
Home improvement 1,354 32% · 38.1% denied
Other / HELOC 896 21% · 38.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,143 98% · 28.5% denied
FHA 73 2% · 24.7% denied
VA 27 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 486 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 327 27%
Other 131 11%
Collateral 118 10%
Incomplete application 78 7%
Unverifiable information 40 3%
Employment history 18 2%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 939469275 29.3%
Wake County 736373210 28.5%
Union County 36822088 23.9%
Cabarrus County 32617288 27.0%
Iredell County 19712135 17.8%
Lincoln County 1518454 35.8%
Durham County 1236334 27.6%
Rowan County 1045336 34.6%
Johnston County 773921 27.3%
Gaston County 754024 32.0%

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: 4,246 applications in 2025, of which 2,216 were originated and 1,198 denied.

28.2% of all applications, or 34.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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