Figure Lending · North Carolina · 2025

Figure Lending in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Figure Lending took 2,424 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #40 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 26.5% (27.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

2.4kApplicationsin NC
27.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
10.36%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $225,000
$99MVolume96 counties

Figure Lending in North Carolina vs the state

26.5%Denial rate+8.43 pts vs state
27.8%Decision denial rate+4.96 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-7.81 pts vs state
10.36%Median rate+3.86 pts vs state
3.95Rate spread (pts)+3.86 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
1,212Loans originated
642Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,4131,09833.3%11.75%#35
20242,3231,19024.8%11.60%#41
20252,4241,21226.5%10.36%#40

What Figure Lending lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home improvement 822 34% · 26.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1,602 66% · 26.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,424 100% · 26.5% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 259 40%
Incomplete application 236 37%
Credit history 58 9%
Other 54 8%
Collateral 34 5%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Figure Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 31115682 26.4%
Wake County 24913355 22.1%
Guilford County 1215331 25.6%
Cabarrus County 844318 21.4%
Forsyth County 814216 19.8%
Union County 804320 25.0%
Brunswick County 743627 36.5%
Cumberland County 732929 39.7%
Buncombe County 723023 31.9%
New Hanover County 714218 25.4%

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: 2,424 applications in 2025, of which 1,212 were originated and 642 denied.

26.5% of all applications, or 27.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Figure Lending originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 10.36%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Figure Lending'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