First Heritage Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

First Heritage Mortgage in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Heritage Mortgage took 861 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #93 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.3% of them and denied 2.8% (3.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

861Applicationsin NC
3.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$385,000Median loanstate $225,000
$287MVolume51 counties

First Heritage Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

2.8%Denial rate-15.27 pts vs state
3.3%Decision denial rate-19.48 pts vs state
80.3%Origination rate+22.45 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$161kMedian applicant income
691Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236444210.2%6.63%#104
20245044010.8%6.63%#129
20258616912.8%6.50%#93

What First Heritage Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 815 95% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 25 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 2% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 690 80% · 1.7% denied
FHA 103 12% · 6.8% denied
VA 64 7% · 7.8% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 54%
Unverifiable information 6 25%
Credit history 3 13%
Other 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Heritage Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 3492906 1.7%
Union County 110876 5.5%
Durham County 60491 1.7%
Mecklenburg County 50363 6.0%
Brunswick County 37310 0.0%
Dare County 34250 0.0%
Johnston County 28250 0.0%
Catawba County 27210 0.0%
Currituck County 24180 0.0%
Cumberland County 1585 33.3%

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: 861 applications in 2025, of which 691 were originated and 24 denied.

2.8% of all applications, or 3.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Heritage Mortgage'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