Real Genius · North Carolina · 2025

Real Genius in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Real Genius took 56 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #383 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.6% of them and denied 7.1% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

56Applicationsin NC
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$335,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume21 counties

Real Genius in North Carolina vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-10.92 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-11.71 pts vs state
53.6%Origination rate-4.24 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$207kMedian applicant income
30Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023732732.9%6.75%#324
202556307.1%5.99%#383

What Real Genius lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 21% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 35 63% · 5.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 16% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 56 100% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 75%
Incomplete application 1 25%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Real Genius applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 1351 7.7%
Mecklenburg County 941 11.1%
Brunswick County 640 0.0%
Orange County 310 0.0%
Guilford County 320 0.0%
Union County 330 0.0%
Durham County 200 0.0%
Rutherford County 210 0.0%
Henderson County 220 0.0%
Carteret County 220 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: 56 applications in 2025, of which 30 were originated and 4 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Real Genius'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