Lendage · North Carolina · 2025

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

Lendage took 748 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #107 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 12.8% (14.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

748Applicationsin NC
14.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
11.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$55,000Median loanstate $225,000
$35MVolume82 counties

Lendage in North Carolina vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-5.23 pts vs state
14.1%Decision denial rate-8.76 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+13.58 pts vs state
11.38%Median rate+4.88 pts vs state
5.21Rate spread (pts)+5.12 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
534Loans originated
96Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023654315.4%10.63%#341
202468250212.8%13.25%#104
202574853412.8%11.38%#107

What Lendage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 0% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 124 17% · 13.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 1% · 77.8% denied
Home improvement 121 16% · 11.6% denied
Other / HELOC 491 66% · 11.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 748 100% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 44 46%
Credit history 21 22%
Other 20 21%
Collateral 9 9%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Lendage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 83687 8.4%
Wake County 795517 21.5%
Guilford County 40331 2.5%
Cabarrus County 29231 3.4%
Union County 28203 10.7%
Cumberland County 26183 11.5%
Johnston County 25182 8.0%
Gaston County 24174 16.7%
Forsyth County 22144 18.2%
Durham County 16122 12.5%

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: 748 applications in 2025, of which 534 were originated and 96 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 14.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Lendage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 11.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Lendage'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