Loansteady · North Carolina · 2025

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

Loansteady took 428 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #152 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.0% of them and denied 1.2% (1.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

428Applicationsin NC
1.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$120MVolume42 counties

Loansteady in North Carolina vs the state

1.2%Denial rate-16.89 pts vs state
1.3%Decision denial rate-21.49 pts vs state
78.0%Origination rate+20.23 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
334Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241441111.4%6.13%#252
20254283341.2%6.49%#152

What Loansteady lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 375 88% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 38 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 250 58% · 0.8% denied
FHA 73 17% · 2.7% denied
VA 102 24% · 1.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Insufficient cash 1 20%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Loansteady applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Hanover County 1461160 0.0%
Onslow County 83710 0.0%
Brunswick County 55440 0.0%
Pender County 50351 2.0%
Wake County 17102 11.8%
Columbus County 851 12.5%
Harnett County 550 0.0%
Cumberland County 540 0.0%
Cabarrus County 540 0.0%
Duplin County 530 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: 428 applications in 2025, of which 334 were originated and 5 denied.

1.2% of all applications, or 1.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Loansteady originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Loansteady'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