Paragon Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Paragon Bank took 22 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #514 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 86.4% of them and denied 4.6% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

22Applicationsin NC
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$415,000Median loanstate $225,000
$9.6MVolume9 counties

Paragon Bank in North Carolina vs the state

4.6%Denial rate-13.51 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-17.82 pts vs state
86.4%Origination rate+28.55 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$171kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202329280.0%#446
202428267.1%#461
202522194.6%#514

What Paragon Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 55% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 8 36% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 100% · 4.6% denied

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Paragon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
New Hanover County 12111 8.3%
Brunswick County 320 0.0%
Carteret County 110 0.0%
Buncombe County 110 0.0%
Nash County 110 0.0%
Wilson County 110 0.0%
Wake County 110 0.0%
Pender County 110 0.0%
Duplin County 100 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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 1 denied.

4.6% of all applications, or 5.0% 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 Paragon 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