Northwest Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Northwest Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Northwest Federal Credit Union took 112 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #306 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.4% of them and denied 17.9% (21.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

112Applicationsin NC
21.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$12MVolume35 counties

Northwest Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

17.9%Denial rate-0.20 pts vs state
21.5%Decision denial rate-1.31 pts vs state
55.4%Origination rate-2.45 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.77Rate spread (pts)+0.68 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
62Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317210519.8%7.25%#212
20241136020.4%7.75%#287
20251126217.9%7.00%#306

What Northwest Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 27 24% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 4 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 41 37% · 22.0% denied
Home improvement 40 36% · 22.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 108 96% · 18.5% denied
VA 4 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 70%
Credit history 4 20%
Collateral 1 5%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Northwest Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 24161 4.2%
Brunswick County 1152 18.2%
Mecklenburg County 1032 20.0%
New Hanover County 861 12.5%
Union County 723 42.9%
Harnett County 521 20.0%
Granville County 430 0.0%
Lincoln County 311 33.3%
Davidson County 320 0.0%
Moore County 312 66.7%

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: 112 applications in 2025, of which 62 were originated and 20 denied.

17.9% of all applications, or 21.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Federal Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Federal Credit Union'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