Flagstar Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Flagstar Bank took 326 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #187 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.5% of them and denied 31.6% (38.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

326Applicationsin NC
38.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$59MVolume58 counties

Flagstar Bank in North Carolina vs the state

31.6%Denial rate+13.54 pts vs state
38.4%Decision denial rate+15.61 pts vs state
48.5%Origination rate-9.34 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)+0.11 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
158Loans originated
103Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,27567722.8%7.50%#67
20241,09560821.4%6.75%#75
202532615831.6%6.63%#187

What Flagstar Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 157 48% · 31.9% denied
Refinance 34 10% · 41.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 117 36% · 25.6% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 17 5% · 47.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 231 71% · 27.3% denied
FHA 67 21% · 44.8% denied
VA 22 7% · 27.3% denied
USDA / RHS 6 2% · 66.7% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 49 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 28%
Credit history 9 9%
Other 6 6%
Collateral 5 5%
Unverifiable information 4 4%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Flagstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 562914 25.0%
Wake County 36199 25.0%
Union County 1565 33.3%
Gaston County 15103 20.0%
Guilford County 1164 36.4%
Cumberland County 1162 18.2%
Iredell County 1153 27.3%
Lincoln County 1044 40.0%
Cabarrus County 942 22.2%
Forsyth County 963 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: 326 applications in 2025, of which 158 were originated and 103 denied.

31.6% of all applications, or 38.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Flagstar Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Flagstar 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