Kiavi Funding · North Carolina · 2025

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

Kiavi Funding took 2,422 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #41 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.3% of them and denied 6.7% (9.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

2.4kApplicationsin NC
9.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
9.95%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$317MVolume82 counties

Kiavi Funding in North Carolina vs the state

6.7%Denial rate-11.41 pts vs state
9.8%Decision denial rate-13.01 pts vs state
59.3%Origination rate+1.44 pts vs state
9.95%Median rate+3.45 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
1,435Loans originated
161Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,3099359.2%10.25%#65
20241,5641,1828.8%10.45%#58
20252,4221,4356.7%9.95%#41

What Kiavi Funding lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,301 54% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 1,121 46% · 5.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,422 100% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 112 70%
Unverifiable information 41 25%
Other 7 4%
Credit history 1 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Kiavi Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 33320119 5.7%
Cumberland County 27212015 5.5%
Guilford County 170954 2.4%
Wake County 113629 8.0%
Forsyth County 101814 4.0%
Gaston County 93725 5.4%
Durham County 90495 5.6%
New Hanover County 824021 25.6%
Pitt County 78293 3.8%
Cabarrus County 71473 4.2%

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: 2,422 applications in 2025, of which 1,435 were originated and 161 denied.

6.7% of all applications, or 9.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Kiavi Funding originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 9.95%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Kiavi Funding'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