Pentagon Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

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

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 1,213 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #77 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.6% of them and denied 34.9% (44.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

1.2kApplicationsin NC
44.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$125MVolume83 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

34.9%Denial rate+16.81 pts vs state
44.3%Decision denial rate+21.52 pts vs state
42.6%Origination rate-15.19 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
517Loans originated
423Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,61261838.0%7.00%#56
20241,33451539.8%8.25%#63
20251,21351734.9%7.38%#77

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 302 25% · 26.8% denied
Refinance 229 19% · 34.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 126 10% · 42.1% denied
Home improvement 347 29% · 33.4% denied
Other / HELOC 209 17% · 45.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 967 80% · 35.6% denied
FHA 49 4% · 46.9% denied
VA 197 16% · 28.4% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 135 32%
Other 106 25%
Credit history 96 23%
Collateral 71 17%
Unverifiable information 9 2%
Employment history 3 1%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

Where in North Carolina

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 1908168 35.8%
Mecklenburg County 1345054 40.3%
Cumberland County 1044638 36.5%
Guilford County 481819 39.6%
Union County 431818 41.9%
Durham County 361310 27.8%
Brunswick County 341413 38.2%
Onslow County 341313 38.2%
Cabarrus County 331812 36.4%
Forsyth County 28137 25.0%

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: 1,213 applications in 2025, of which 517 were originated and 423 denied.

34.9% of all applications, or 44.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon 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