Paramount Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Paramount Bank took 20 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #525 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 10.0% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

20Applicationsin NC
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.2MVolume13 counties

Paramount Bank in North Carolina vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-8.06 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-6.15 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-7.81 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.70Rate spread (pts)+0.61 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202325110.0%7.13%#464
202496472.1%6.63%#305
2025201010.0%6.88%#525

What Paramount Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 70% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 3 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 10% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 60% · 0.0% denied
FHA 5 25% · 20.0% denied
VA 1 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 10% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Paramount Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cleveland County 321 33.3%
Mecklenburg County 320 0.0%
Rowan County 210 0.0%
Nash County 210 0.0%
Wake County 210 0.0%
Franklin County 101 100.0%
Henderson County 110 0.0%
Gaston County 110 0.0%
Randolph County 100 0.0%
Haywood 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: 20 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 2 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Paramount Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Paramount 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