LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans · North Carolina · 2025

LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans took 676 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #114 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.0% of them and denied 5.8% (9.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

676Applicationsin NC
9.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.12%Median ratestate 6.50%
$425,000Median loanstate $225,000
$149MVolume61 counties

LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans in North Carolina vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-12.29 pts vs state
9.4%Decision denial rate-13.44 pts vs state
47.0%Origination rate-10.77 pts vs state
6.12%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.36 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
318Loans originated
39Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202357205.3%6.19%#351
20242621223.8%6.37%#194
20256763185.8%6.12%#114

What LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 347 51% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 252 37% · 3.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 11% · 22.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 636 94% · 5.0% denied
FHA 28 4% · 25.0% denied
VA 12 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 31%
Incomplete application 12 31%
Credit history 9 23%
Collateral 4 10%
Other 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 141664 2.8%
Wake County 132604 3.0%
Union County 40222 5.0%
Durham County 35130 0.0%
Cabarrus County 32180 0.0%
Buncombe County 30113 10.0%
Gaston County 21101 4.8%
Forsyth County 2082 10.0%
Guilford County 1852 11.1%
Brunswick County 17122 11.8%

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: 676 applications in 2025, of which 318 were originated and 39 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 9.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.12%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans'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