Pennymac Loan Services · North Carolina · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 7,253 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #15 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.7% of them and denied 9.5% (14.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

7.3kApplicationsin NC
14.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.4BVolume98 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in North Carolina vs the state

9.5%Denial rate-8.59 pts vs state
14.9%Decision denial rate-7.96 pts vs state
51.7%Origination rate-6.09 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
3,751Loans originated
687Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,4001,65812.6%6.13%#26
20245,1992,70510.5%6.00%#19
20257,2533,7519.5%6.00%#15

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,582 22% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 3,440 47% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,129 29% · 15.5% denied
Home improvement 4 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 98 1% · 24.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,774 38% · 8.7% denied
FHA 2,101 29% · 11.9% denied
VA 2,349 32% · 8.3% denied
USDA / RHS 29 0% · 10.3% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 175 25%
Collateral 150 22%
Credit history 122 18%
Incomplete application 122 18%
Insufficient cash 40 6%
Unverifiable information 37 5%
Other 36 5%
Employment history 5 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 87953761 6.9%
Mecklenburg County 76342767 8.8%
Cumberland County 39717334 8.6%
Onslow County 33014234 10.3%
Guilford County 23511328 11.9%
Johnston County 23310623 9.9%
Cabarrus County 21110224 11.4%
Brunswick County 20310517 8.4%
Union County 19911710 5.0%
Harnett County 1908714 7.4%

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: 7,253 applications in 2025, of which 3,751 were originated and 687 denied.

9.5% of all applications, or 14.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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