GoodLeap · North Carolina · 2025

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

GoodLeap took 990 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #88 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.3% of them and denied 20.3% (24.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

990Applicationsin NC
24.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $225,000
$71MVolume79 counties

GoodLeap in North Carolina vs the state

20.3%Denial rate+2.24 pts vs state
24.6%Decision denial rate+1.81 pts vs state
47.3%Origination rate-10.54 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$67kMedian applicant income
468Loans originated
201Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202342517924.5%5.99%#126
202466531019.1%5.75%#105
202599046820.3%6.38%#88

What GoodLeap lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 0% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 56 6% · 26.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 931 94% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 557 56% · 19.0% denied
FHA 291 29% · 25.8% denied
VA 142 14% · 14.1% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 62 31%
Credit history 36 18%
Collateral 35 17%
Incomplete application 35 17%
Other 18 9%
Insufficient cash 8 4%
Unverifiable information 7 3%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most GoodLeap applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 974416 16.5%
Guilford County 814015 18.5%
Wake County 813913 16.0%
Mecklenburg County 703021 30.0%
Forsyth County 58329 15.5%
Johnston County 39189 23.1%
Gaston County 371515 40.5%
Cabarrus County 32183 9.4%
Durham County 31156 19.4%
Catawba County 24132 8.3%

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: 990 applications in 2025, of which 468 were originated and 201 denied.

20.3% of all applications, or 24.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans GoodLeap originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are GoodLeap'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