First Palmetto Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

First Palmetto Bank took 20 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #528 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.0% of them and denied 10.0% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

20Applicationsin NC
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$370,000Median loanstate $225,000
$6.7MVolume10 counties

First Palmetto Bank in North Carolina vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-8.06 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-12.29 pts vs state
85.0%Origination rate+27.19 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.55 pts vs state
$168kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324224.2%6.75%#475
202418165.6%7.13%#519
2025201710.0%6.99%#528

What First Palmetto Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 85% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 5% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 80% · 6.3% denied
FHA 2 10% · 50.0% denied
VA 1 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Unverifiable information 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Palmetto Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Columbus County 641 16.7%
Mecklenburg County 431 25.0%
Brunswick County 220 0.0%
Transylvania County 220 0.0%
Gaston County 110 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Chatham County 110 0.0%
Henderson County 110 0.0%
Watauga County 110 0.0%
Burke 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: 20 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 2 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans First Palmetto Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Palmetto 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