PFN Lending Group · North Carolina · 2025

PFN Lending Group in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

PFN Lending Group took 26 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #484 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.9% of them and denied 15.4% (22.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

26Applicationsin NC
22.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.19%Median ratestate 6.50%
$290,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.4MVolume12 counties

PFN Lending Group in North Carolina vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-2.68 pts vs state
22.2%Decision denial rate-0.60 pts vs state
53.9%Origination rate-3.96 pts vs state
7.19%Median rate+0.69 pts vs state
0.88Rate spread (pts)+0.80 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231690.0%7.25%#546
2024221513.6%7.13%#494
2025261415.4%7.19%#484

What PFN Lending Group lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 73% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 1 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 12% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 3 12% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 88% · 17.4% denied
FHA 2 8% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Other 2 50%
Employment history 1 25%
Insufficient cash 1 25%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most PFN Lending Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clay County 1270 0.0%
Cherokee County 320 0.0%
Forsyth County 211 50.0%
Transylvania County 100 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 110 0.0%
New Hanover County 101 100.0%
Iredell County 101 100.0%
Davidson County 100 0.0%
Wake County 110 0.0%
Union County 110 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: 26 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 4 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 22.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans PFN Lending Group originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.19%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are PFN Lending Group'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