Nations Direct Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

Nations Direct Mortgage in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Direct Mortgage took 67 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #361 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.2% of them and denied 14.9% (20.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

67Applicationsin NC
20.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.12%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$12MVolume29 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

14.9%Denial rate-3.13 pts vs state
20.4%Decision denial rate-2.41 pts vs state
58.2%Origination rate+0.40 pts vs state
7.12%Median rate+0.62 pts vs state
1.19Rate spread (pts)+1.10 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023763915.8%6.75%#318
2024513213.7%7.13%#382
2025673914.9%7.12%#361

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 47 70% · 19.2% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 28% · 5.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 35 52% · 11.4% denied
FHA 27 40% · 11.1% denied
VA 5 7% · 60.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 3 30%
Other 2 20%
Collateral 2 20%
Unverifiable information 1 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 10%
Employment history 1 10%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gaston County 721 14.3%
New Hanover County 640 0.0%
Guilford County 620 0.0%
Duplin County 540 0.0%
Johnston County 431 25.0%
Cabarrus County 430 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 430 0.0%
Moore County 320 0.0%
Harnett County 312 66.7%
Onslow County 303 100.0%

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: 67 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 10 denied.

14.9% of all applications, or 20.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.12%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct Mortgage'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