Frontwave · North Carolina · 2025

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

Frontwave took 5 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #764 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.0% of them and denied 20.0% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

5Applicationsin NC
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$185kVolume3 counties

Frontwave in North Carolina vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+1.94 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+27.18 pts vs state
20.0%Origination rate-37.81 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.38 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1Loans originated
1Denied

What Frontwave lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 60% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 40% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 60% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 40% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Frontwave applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Onslow County 301 33.3%
Craven County 110 0.0%
Johnston County 100 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: 5 applications in 2025, of which 1 were originated and 1 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Frontwave originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Frontwave'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