First Savings Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

First Savings Bank took 42 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #421 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.4% of them and denied 45.2% (46.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

42Applicationsin NC
46.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$370,000Median loanstate $225,000
$9.8MVolume21 counties

First Savings Bank in North Carolina vs the state

45.2%Denial rate+27.18 pts vs state
46.3%Decision denial rate+23.52 pts vs state
52.4%Origination rate-5.43 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$134kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023108578.3%6.75%#279
2024391453.9%7.50%#420
2025422245.2%7.63%#421

What First Savings Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 15 36% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 57% · 58.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 42 100% · 45.2% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 11 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 21%
Other 2 11%
Collateral 2 11%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 633 50.0%
Guilford County 624 66.7%
Catawba County 513 60.0%
Brunswick County 321 33.3%
Mecklenburg County 321 33.3%
Yancey County 220 0.0%
Durham County 211 50.0%
Wake County 220 0.0%
Gaston County 110 0.0%
Alexander 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: 42 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 19 denied.

45.2% of all applications, or 46.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans First Savings Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Savings 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