Peoples Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Peoples Bank took 938 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #92 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.1% of them and denied 27.8% (30.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

938Applicationsin NC
30.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$136MVolume42 counties

Peoples Bank in North Carolina vs the state

27.8%Denial rate+9.77 pts vs state
30.1%Decision denial rate+7.32 pts vs state
60.1%Origination rate+2.32 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
564Loans originated
261Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202388255223.8%8.25%#84
202472444127.1%8.25%#100
202593856427.8%6.99%#92

What Peoples Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 228 24% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 80 9% · 16.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 2% · 13.6% denied
Home improvement 348 37% · 33.9% denied
Other / HELOC 260 28% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 937 100% · 27.9% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 121 46%
Other 59 23%
Credit history 49 19%
Collateral 26 10%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Peoples Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Catawba County 34821297 27.9%
Lincoln County 1479140 27.2%
Mecklenburg County 1106630 27.3%
Iredell County 795117 21.5%
Gaston County 32148 25.0%
Alexander County 30188 26.7%
Rowan County 30189 30.0%
Caldwell County 25157 28.0%
Wake County 20116 30.0%
Cabarrus County 19117 36.8%

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: 938 applications in 2025, of which 564 were originated and 261 denied.

27.8% of all applications, or 30.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Peoples Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Peoples 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