First Bancorp · North Carolina · 2025

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

First Bancorp took 83 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #344 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 92.8% of them and denied 3.6% (3.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

83Applicationsin NC
3.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $225,000
$22MVolume31 counties

First Bancorp in North Carolina vs the state

3.6%Denial rate-14.45 pts vs state
3.7%Decision denial rate-19.16 pts vs state
92.8%Origination rate+34.96 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.58Rate spread (pts)+0.49 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
77Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202386791.2%7.75%#305
202487840.0%7.75%#317
202583773.6%7.50%#344

What First Bancorp lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 49% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 10 12% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 13 16% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 15 18% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 83 100% · 3.6% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 2 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most First Bancorp applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Nash County 14130 0.0%
Surry County 12102 16.7%
Wilkes County 550 0.0%
Harnett County 440 0.0%
Carteret County 440 0.0%
Wake County 440 0.0%
Randolph County 330 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 330 0.0%
Northampton County 330 0.0%
Wilson County 330 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: 83 applications in 2025, of which 77 were originated and 3 denied.

3.6% of all applications, or 3.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans First Bancorp originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Bancorp'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