NBKC Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

NBKC Bank took 578 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #128 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.3% of them and denied 10.2% (14.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

578Applicationsin NC
14.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$385,000Median loanstate $225,000
$148MVolume63 counties

NBKC Bank in North Carolina vs the state

10.2%Denial rate-7.85 pts vs state
14.2%Decision denial rate-8.64 pts vs state
61.3%Origination rate+3.44 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$147kMedian applicant income
354Loans originated
59Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235093228.3%6.38%#119
20247514619.2%6.13%#96
202557835410.2%6.13%#128

What NBKC Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 359 62% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 147 25% · 17.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 7% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 32 6% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 408 71% · 9.8% denied
FHA 41 7% · 34.2% denied
VA 129 22% · 3.9% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Unverifiable information 38 64%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 20%
Collateral 5 8%
Credit history 4 7%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most NBKC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 99588 8.1%
Wake County 914913 14.3%
Durham County 34151 2.9%
Cumberland County 24191 4.2%
Union County 23163 13.0%
Gaston County 20133 15.0%
Iredell County 18124 22.2%
Guilford County 18131 5.6%
Cabarrus County 15130 0.0%
Onslow County 15110 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: 578 applications in 2025, of which 354 were originated and 59 denied.

10.2% of all applications, or 14.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans NBKC Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are NBKC Bank'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