First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton · North Carolina · 2025

First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton took 173 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #247 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.3% of them and denied 11.6% (12.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

173Applicationsin NC
12.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$41MVolume9 counties

First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton in North Carolina vs the state

11.6%Denial rate-6.50 pts vs state
12.2%Decision denial rate-10.62 pts vs state
76.3%Origination rate+18.49 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$128kMedian applicant income
132Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231921648.9%#193
202416613210.8%#235
202517313211.6%#247

What First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 122 71% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 30 17% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 5 3% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 16 9% · 31.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 173 100% · 11.6% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 11 55%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 40%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lincoln County 1178613 11.1%
Catawba County 28244 14.3%
Gaston County 14102 14.3%
Mecklenburg County 440 0.0%
Cleveland County 440 0.0%
Iredell County 311 33.3%
Alexander County 110 0.0%
Watauga County 110 0.0%
Caldwell 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: 173 applications in 2025, of which 132 were originated and 20 denied.

11.6% of all applications, or 12.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton'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