Newrez · North Carolina · 2025

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

Newrez took 7,099 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #17 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 39.3% of them and denied 16.6% (29.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

7.1kApplicationsin NC
29.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$835MVolume100 counties

Newrez in North Carolina vs the state

16.6%Denial rate-1.44 pts vs state
29.3%Decision denial rate+6.48 pts vs state
39.3%Origination rate-18.55 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
2,787Loans originated
1,180Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,9651,12019.9%6.75%#29
20244,6311,86617.2%6.63%#24
20257,0992,78716.6%6.25%#17

What Newrez lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,644 23% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 2,201 31% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,251 46% · 25.8% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,781 53% · 17.6% denied
FHA 1,477 21% · 27.7% denied
VA 1,818 26% · 5.8% denied
USDA / RHS 23 0% · 8.7% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 724 61%
Credit history 190 16%
Unverifiable information 90 8%
Collateral 74 6%
Other 54 5%
Insufficient cash 33 3%
Employment history 15 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 687239126 18.3%
Onslow County 67846853 7.8%
Wake County 63021298 15.6%
Cumberland County 30211346 15.2%
Guilford County 2779450 18.1%
New Hanover County 26413133 12.5%
Brunswick County 21411522 10.3%
Union County 1847222 12.0%
Gaston County 1836737 20.2%
Forsyth County 1835535 19.1%

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: 7,099 applications in 2025, of which 2,787 were originated and 1,180 denied.

16.6% of all applications, or 29.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Newrez originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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