First Community Bank · North Carolina · 2025

First Community Bank in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Community Bank took 22 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #511 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.3% of them and denied 4.6% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

22Applicationsin NC
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.70%Median ratestate 6.50%
$430,000Median loanstate $225,000
$8.7MVolume11 counties

First Community Bank in North Carolina vs the state

4.6%Denial rate-13.51 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-17.26 pts vs state
77.3%Origination rate+19.46 pts vs state
6.70%Median rate+0.20 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$167kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310810.0%6.88%#608
202417145.9%7.00%#534
202522174.6%6.70%#511

What First Community Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 86% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 77% · 5.9% denied
FHA 4 18% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Union County 540 0.0%
Henderson County 440 0.0%
Gaston County 310 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 330 0.0%
Durham County 110 0.0%
Transylvania County 110 0.0%
Randolph County 100 0.0%
New Hanover County 110 0.0%
Rutherford County 101 100.0%
Brunswick County 110 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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 1 denied.

4.6% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans First Community Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.70%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Community 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