NFM · North Carolina · 2025

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

NFM took 1,412 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #66 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.5% of them and denied 1.5% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

1.4kApplicationsin NC
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$315,000Median loanstate $225,000
$399MVolume74 counties

NFM in North Carolina vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-16.57 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-21.03 pts vs state
80.5%Origination rate+22.71 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
1,137Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239697141.7%6.75%#79
20241,1769031.9%6.63%#72
20251,4121,1371.5%6.49%#66

What NFM lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,227 87% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 87 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 57 4% · 5.3% denied
Other / HELOC 41 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 762 54% · 1.1% denied
FHA 315 22% · 2.9% denied
VA 317 22% · 1.0% denied
USDA / RHS 18 1% · 5.6% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Unverifiable information 6 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 29%
Credit history 3 14%
Collateral 2 10%
Other 2 10%
Employment history 1 5%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 2772212 0.7%
Moore County 2322140 0.0%
Harnett County 1931634 2.1%
Johnston County 71591 1.4%
Mecklenburg County 71471 1.4%
Cumberland County 58452 3.4%
Durham County 53390 0.0%
Iredell County 49320 0.0%
Alamance County 45370 0.0%
Lee County 39330 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: 1,412 applications in 2025, of which 1,137 were originated and 21 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans NFM originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are NFM'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