Nationstar Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

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

Nationstar Mortgage took 2,824 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #35 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.0% of them and denied 13.0% (15.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

2.8kApplicationsin NC
15.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loanstate $225,000
$370MVolume95 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-5.03 pts vs state
15.5%Decision denial rate-7.28 pts vs state
69.0%Origination rate+11.21 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
1.29Rate spread (pts)+1.20 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
1,949Loans originated
368Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,9641,32413.1%6.38%#45
20242,3931,59113.5%7.13%#40
20252,8241,94913.0%7.25%#35

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 343 12% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 440 16% · 9.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 849 30% · 18.3% denied
Home improvement 227 8% · 14.5% denied
Other / HELOC 965 34% · 13.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,191 78% · 12.6% denied
FHA 379 13% · 18.5% denied
VA 254 9% · 9.1% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 117 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 81 22%
Other 56 15%
Credit history 44 12%
Incomplete application 32 9%
Unverifiable information 28 8%
Employment history 5 1%
Insufficient cash 5 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 28219733 11.7%
Wake County 26818730 11.2%
Cumberland County 16011019 11.9%
Guilford County 15810129 18.4%
Forsyth County 1118210 9.0%
Union County 1057011 10.5%
Durham County 85608 9.4%
Brunswick County 81623 3.7%
Johnston County 775212 15.6%
Onslow County 70495 7.1%

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: 2,824 applications in 2025, of which 1,949 were originated and 368 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 15.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar 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