KeyBank · North Carolina · 2025

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

KeyBank took 39 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #436 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.0% of them and denied 12.8% (17.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

39Applicationsin NC
17.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$31MVolume26 counties

KeyBank in North Carolina vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-5.24 pts vs state
17.9%Decision denial rate-4.96 pts vs state
59.0%Origination rate+1.16 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023774914.3%6.25%#316
2024251520.0%6.63%#474
2025392312.8%6.63%#436

What KeyBank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 74% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 5 13% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 5% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 5% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 100% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 4 80%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most KeyBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 412 50.0%
Pender County 310 0.0%
Brunswick County 320 0.0%
Gaston County 210 0.0%
Duplin County 211 50.0%
Durham County 211 50.0%
Dare County 220 0.0%
Alamance County 220 0.0%
Rockingham County 210 0.0%
Union County 110 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: 39 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 5 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 17.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans KeyBank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are KeyBank'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