Liberty · North Carolina · 2025

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

Liberty took 157 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #265 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.9% of them and denied 8.9% (10.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

157Applicationsin NC
10.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $225,000
$62MVolume35 counties

Liberty in North Carolina vs the state

8.9%Denial rate-9.14 pts vs state
10.6%Decision denial rate-12.21 pts vs state
73.9%Origination rate+16.08 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.19 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.29 pts vs state
$233kMedian applicant income
116Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023251512.0%7.13%#468
202427193.7%7.13%#467
20251571168.9%6.69%#265

What Liberty lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 112 71% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 12 8% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 21% · 12.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 152 97% · 7.9% denied
FHA 3 2% · 66.7% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 57%
Credit history 2 14%
Unverifiable information 1 7%
Insufficient cash 1 7%
Other 1 7%
Collateral 1 7%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Liberty applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 33231 3.0%
Iredell County 942 22.2%
Brunswick County 961 11.1%
Wake County 851 12.5%
Watauga County 871 12.5%
Buncombe County 531 20.0%
Durham County 532 40.0%
Person County 440 0.0%
Dare County 420 0.0%
Catawba County 330 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: 157 applications in 2025, of which 116 were originated and 14 denied.

8.9% of all applications, or 10.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Liberty originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Liberty'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