Members 1st · North Carolina · 2025

Members 1st in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Members 1st took 8 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #666 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 25.0% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

8Applicationsin NC
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$335,000Median loanstate $225,000
$2.4MVolume7 counties

Members 1st in North Carolina vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+6.94 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+5.75 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+4.69 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.25 pts vs state
1.15Rate spread (pts)+1.06 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231280.0%6.50%#582
2024630.0%7.00%#699
20258525.0%7.75%#666

What Members 1st lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 50% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 4 50% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 100% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Collateral 1 50%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Members 1st applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Brunswick County 201 50.0%
Franklin County 110 0.0%
Iredell County 101 100.0%
Burke County 110 0.0%
Wayne County 110 0.0%
Wake County 110 0.0%
Moore County 110 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 2 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Members 1st originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Members 1st'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