Lima One Capital · North Carolina · 2025

Lima One Capital in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lima One Capital took 372 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #168 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.4% of them and denied 14.8% (17.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

372Applicationsin NC
17.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
9.68%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$80MVolume53 counties

Lima One Capital in North Carolina vs the state

14.8%Denial rate-3.28 pts vs state
17.4%Decision denial rate-5.47 pts vs state
70.4%Origination rate+12.62 pts vs state
9.68%Median rate+3.18 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
262Loans originated
55Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233283280.0%10.43%#149
202440329411.9%10.45%#146
202537226214.8%9.68%#168

What Lima One Capital lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 136 37% · 11.0% denied
Refinance 115 31% · 14.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 121 33% · 19.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 372 100% · 14.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 23 42%
Credit history 15 27%
Unverifiable information 7 13%
Employment history 5 9%
Other 2 4%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Lima One Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hoke County 54522 3.7%
Mecklenburg County 47277 14.9%
Cumberland County 28215 17.9%
Cabarrus County 25133 12.0%
Wilson County 22201 4.5%
Gaston County 16132 12.5%
Harnett County 15121 6.7%
Guilford County 1375 38.5%
Wayne County 1191 9.1%
Watauga County 1182 18.2%

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: 372 applications in 2025, of which 262 were originated and 55 denied.

14.8% of all applications, or 17.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Lima One Capital originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 9.68%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Lima One Capital'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