PNC Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

PNC Bank took 4,468 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #25 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.8% of them and denied 28.2% (33.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

4.5kApplicationsin NC
33.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.14%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$675MVolume97 counties

PNC Bank in North Carolina vs the state

28.2%Denial rate+10.14 pts vs state
33.9%Decision denial rate+11.11 pts vs state
52.8%Origination rate-4.97 pts vs state
7.14%Median rate+0.64 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
2,361Loans originated
1,260Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,6893,04125.7%8.49%#17
20244,4322,33826.9%8.53%#26
20254,4682,36128.2%7.14%#25

What PNC Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 735 16% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 1,018 23% · 21.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 1% · 22.6% denied
Home improvement 1,337 30% · 36.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,316 29% · 33.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,395 98% · 28.3% denied
FHA 45 1% · 26.7% denied
VA 28 1% · 21.4% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 574 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 431 34%
Incomplete application 118 9%
Collateral 112 9%
Other 22 2%
Unverifiable information 2 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most PNC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 613369139 22.7%
Mecklenburg County 533310131 24.6%
Johnston County 18711344 23.5%
New Hanover County 16710038 22.8%
Guilford County 1436942 29.4%
Brunswick County 1337235 26.3%
Cumberland County 1205344 36.7%
Durham County 1207427 22.5%
Union County 1095132 29.4%
Iredell County 1065931 29.2%

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: 4,468 applications in 2025, of which 2,361 were originated and 1,260 denied.

28.2% of all applications, or 33.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans PNC Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.14%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are PNC 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