Loan Simple · North Carolina · 2025

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

Loan Simple took 209 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #229 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.2% of them and denied 9.1% (12.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

209Applicationsin NC
12.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$35MVolume59 counties

Loan Simple in North Carolina vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.97 pts vs state
12.9%Decision denial rate-9.89 pts vs state
61.2%Origination rate+3.43 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
1.18Rate spread (pts)+1.09 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
128Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202486511.2%7.25%#318
20252091289.1%6.88%#229

What Loan Simple lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 188 90% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 20 10% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 27 13% · 11.1% denied
FHA 159 76% · 9.4% denied
USDA / RHS 23 11% · 4.4% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 6 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 26%
Employment history 2 11%
Incomplete application 2 11%
Insufficient cash 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unverifiable information 1 5%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Loan Simple applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 1463 21.4%
Johnston County 1261 8.3%
Gaston County 1272 16.7%
Brunswick County 941 11.1%
Wayne County 752 28.6%
Rowan County 641 16.7%
Durham County 640 0.0%
Rutherford County 650 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 630 0.0%
Cabarrus County 640 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: 209 applications in 2025, of which 128 were originated and 19 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 12.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Loan Simple originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Loan Simple'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