SELF-HELP Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

SELF-HELP Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

SELF-HELP Credit Union took 158 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #263 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.0% of them and denied 18.4% (20.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

158Applicationsin NC
20.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$24MVolume36 counties

SELF-HELP Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

18.4%Denial rate+0.29 pts vs state
20.6%Decision denial rate-2.25 pts vs state
69.0%Origination rate+11.18 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.50 pts vs state
1.71Rate spread (pts)+1.62 pts vs state
$59kMedian applicant income
109Loans originated
29Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231048117.3%8.50%#281
202415611318.0%8.50%#244
202515810918.4%8.00%#263

What SELF-HELP Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 156 99% · 18.6% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 100% · 18.4% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 15 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 24%
Unverifiable information 3 10%
Insufficient cash 3 10%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most SELF-HELP Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Buncombe County 16140 0.0%
Forsyth County 14113 21.4%
Wake County 1273 25.0%
Guilford County 1090 0.0%
Durham County 1070 0.0%
Johnston County 970 0.0%
Granville County 751 14.3%
Henderson County 642 33.3%
Vance County 613 50.0%
Franklin County 624 66.7%

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: 158 applications in 2025, of which 109 were originated and 29 denied.

18.4% of all applications, or 20.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans SELF-HELP Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are SELF-HELP Credit Union'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