Gateway First Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 276 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #204 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 3.3% (4.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

276Applicationsin NC
4.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$54MVolume45 counties

Gateway First Bank in North Carolina vs the state

3.3%Denial rate-14.80 pts vs state
4.4%Decision denial rate-18.39 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+12.12 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
193Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232071423.9%6.75%#188
20242201553.2%6.88%#206
20252761933.3%6.75%#204

What Gateway First Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 219 79% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 25 9% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 10% · 7.1% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 199 72% · 3.5% denied
FHA 47 17% · 4.3% denied
VA 25 9% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 56%
Unverifiable information 2 22%
Credit history 2 22%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 43292 4.7%
Rowan County 39261 2.6%
Cabarrus County 35235 14.3%
Union County 24160 0.0%
Brunswick County 13100 0.0%
Iredell County 1160 0.0%
Gaston County 1060 0.0%
Guilford County 950 0.0%
Catawba County 850 0.0%
Forsyth County 770 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: 276 applications in 2025, of which 193 were originated and 9 denied.

3.3% of all applications, or 4.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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