Lafayette Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Lafayette Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lafayette Federal Credit Union took 29 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #475 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.2% of them and denied 24.1% (30.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

29Applicationsin NC
30.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.9MVolume15 counties

Lafayette Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

24.1%Denial rate+6.08 pts vs state
30.4%Decision denial rate+7.61 pts vs state
55.2%Origination rate-2.64 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$211kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314821.4%8.75%#569
2024383010.5%8.00%#425
2025291624.1%7.50%#475

What Lafayette Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 38% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 17% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 3 10% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 9 31% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 100% · 24.1% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%
Credit history 2 29%
Employment history 1 14%
Other 1 14%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Lafayette Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 842 25.0%
Mecklenburg County 541 20.0%
Union County 321 33.3%
Iredell County 211 50.0%
Lee County 100 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Dare County 110 0.0%
Transylvania County 100 0.0%
Harnett County 100 0.0%
Orange County 101 100.0%

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: 29 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 7 denied.

24.1% of all applications, or 30.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Lafayette Federal Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Lafayette Federal Credit Union'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