Neighborhood Loans · North Carolina · 2025

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

Neighborhood Loans took 53 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #392 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 3.8% of them and denied 62.3% (89.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

53Applicationsin NC
89.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$30kVolume26 counties

Neighborhood Loans in North Carolina vs the state

62.3%Denial rate+44.20 pts vs state
89.2%Decision denial rate+66.37 pts vs state
3.8%Origination rate-54.04 pts vs state
Median rate
-5.65Rate spread (pts)-5.73 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
33Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023251520.0%6.99%#471
2024321537.5%6.75%#443
202553262.3%#392

What Neighborhood Loans lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 28 53% · 60.7% denied
Refinance 10 19% · 90.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 28% · 46.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 32 60% · 50.0% denied
FHA 10 19% · 60.0% denied
VA 10 19% · 100.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 26 79%
Collateral 4 12%
Credit history 2 6%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 3%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Neighborhood Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnston County 806 75.0%
Wake County 711 14.3%
Mecklenburg County 403 75.0%
Person County 403 75.0%
Cabarrus County 303 100.0%
Harnett County 210 0.0%
Columbus County 202 100.0%
Alamance County 201 50.0%
Brunswick County 202 100.0%
Henderson County 202 100.0%

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: 53 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 33 denied.

62.3% of all applications, or 89.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Neighborhood Loans'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