First Horizon Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 1,154 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #78 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.8% of them and denied 28.9% (31.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

1.2kApplicationsin NC
31.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$200MVolume61 counties

First Horizon Bank in North Carolina vs the state

28.9%Denial rate+10.88 pts vs state
31.5%Decision denial rate+8.69 pts vs state
59.8%Origination rate+1.98 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
690Loans originated
334Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,8601,01335.9%4.99%#48
20241,11265230.3%7.92%#74
20251,15469028.9%7.25%#78

What First Horizon Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 301 26% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 271 23% · 22.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 67 6% · 19.4% denied
Home improvement 353 31% · 46.2% denied
Other / HELOC 162 14% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,126 98% · 29.5% denied
FHA 14 1% · 14.3% denied
VA 14 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 194 58%
Credit history 82 25%
Collateral 32 10%
Unverifiable information 16 5%
Other 9 3%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Forsyth County 1127329 25.9%
Mecklenburg County 1016317 16.8%
Durham County 764824 31.6%
Wake County 724619 26.4%
Caldwell County 602923 38.3%
Catawba County 47339 19.1%
Guilford County 46319 19.6%
Alamance County 401815 37.5%
Gaston County 391819 48.7%
Buncombe County 392111 28.2%

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: 1,154 applications in 2025, of which 690 were originated and 334 denied.

28.9% of all applications, or 31.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans First Horizon Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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