GMFS · North Carolina · 2025

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

GMFS took 24 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #500 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.5% of them and denied 4.2% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

24Applicationsin NC
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$430,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.2MVolume17 counties

GMFS in North Carolina vs the state

4.2%Denial rate-13.89 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-17.56 pts vs state
37.5%Origination rate-20.31 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.29 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314130.0%7.00%#567
202459435.1%6.75%#366
20252494.2%6.75%#500

What GMFS lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 33% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 21% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 11 46% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 92% · 4.6% denied
VA 2 8% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 1 100%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most GMFS applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Guilford County 310 0.0%
Jackson County 311 33.3%
Mecklenburg County 310 0.0%
Davidson County 200 0.0%
Yancey County 100 0.0%
Wilkes County 100 0.0%
Macon County 110 0.0%
Caldwell County 110 0.0%
Watauga County 100 0.0%
Burke 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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 1 denied.

4.2% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are GMFS'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