Planet Home Lending · North Carolina · 2025

Planet Home Lending in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Planet Home Lending took 551 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #131 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.7% of them and denied 17.8% (18.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

551Applicationsin NC
18.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$110MVolume83 counties

Planet Home Lending in North Carolina vs the state

17.8%Denial rate-0.27 pts vs state
18.7%Decision denial rate-4.12 pts vs state
75.7%Origination rate+17.87 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
0.00Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
417Loans originated
98Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323714927.4%6.75%#179
202441930821.7%6.38%#141
202555141717.8%5.99%#131

What Planet Home Lending lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 93 17% · 10.8% denied
Refinance 315 57% · 15.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 70 13% · 22.9% denied
Home improvement 21 4% · 28.6% denied
Other / HELOC 52 9% · 34.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 125 23% · 20.0% denied
FHA 198 36% · 18.7% denied
VA 225 41% · 15.6% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 49 50%
Credit history 18 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 12%
Collateral 10 10%
Unverifiable information 4 4%
Other 3 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Planet Home Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 422614 33.3%
Onslow County 32245 15.6%
Wake County 29179 31.0%
Gaston County 27207 25.9%
Mecklenburg County 24203 12.5%
Brunswick County 21145 23.8%
Forsyth County 18143 16.7%
Harnett County 18125 27.8%
Hoke County 17152 11.8%
Johnston County 15113 20.0%

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: 551 applications in 2025, of which 417 were originated and 98 denied.

17.8% of all applications, or 18.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Planet Home Lending originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Planet Home Lending'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