First Financial Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 8 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #667 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 12.5% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

8Applicationsin NC
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$370,000Median loanstate $225,000
$13MVolume7 counties

First Financial Bank in North Carolina vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-5.56 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-8.53 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+17.19 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

What First Financial Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 38% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 38% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 25% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 100% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Franklin County 220 0.0%
Guilford County 101 100.0%
Cumberland County 110 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 110 0.0%
Wake County 110 0.0%
Madison County 100 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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