Freedom Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

Freedom Mortgage in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Freedom Mortgage took 9,632 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #11 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.3% of them and denied 7.1% (11.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

9.6kApplicationsin NC
11.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.4BVolume98 counties

Freedom Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-10.96 pts vs state
11.4%Decision denial rate-11.46 pts vs state
46.3%Origination rate-11.47 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
4,463Loans originated
684Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,7841,36511.6%6.75%#31
20246,5453,4457.6%6.25%#15
20259,6324,4637.1%6.13%#11

What Freedom Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,069 11% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 5,523 57% · 3.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,008 31% · 14.1% denied
Other / HELOC 32 0% · 15.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 955 10% · 6.9% denied
FHA 3,272 34% · 10.6% denied
VA 5,402 56% · 4.9% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 260 38%
Credit history 133 19%
Debt-to-income ratio 108 16%
Other 93 14%
Unverifiable information 31 5%
Incomplete application 23 3%
Insufficient cash 21 3%
Employment history 15 2%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 97749068 7.0%
Onslow County 85142952 6.1%
Mecklenburg County 64430048 7.5%
Wake County 64228042 6.5%
Harnett County 42922330 7.0%
Johnston County 35716921 5.9%
Guilford County 32413026 8.0%
Hoke County 2541448 3.1%
Forsyth County 24510825 10.2%
Brunswick County 2318910 4.3%

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: 9,632 applications in 2025, of which 4,463 were originated and 684 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 11.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom Mortgage'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