ServisFirst Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

ServisFirst Bank took 65 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #364 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.1% of them and denied 4.6% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

65Applicationsin NC
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$465,000Median loanstate $225,000
$41MVolume26 counties

ServisFirst Bank in North Carolina vs the state

4.6%Denial rate-13.44 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-17.74 pts vs state
83.1%Origination rate+25.27 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.30 pts vs state
$213kMedian applicant income
54Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336288.3%7.69%#417
202458513.5%7.75%#372
202565544.6%7.50%#364

What ServisFirst Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 49% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 16 25% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 8% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 9% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 100% · 4.6% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most ServisFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 14120 0.0%
Buncombe County 741 14.3%
Jackson County 770 0.0%
Onslow County 550 0.0%
Haywood County 440 0.0%
Carteret County 320 0.0%
Cabarrus County 211 50.0%
Iredell County 220 0.0%
Brunswick County 220 0.0%
Cleveland County 211 50.0%

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: 65 applications in 2025, of which 54 were originated and 3 denied.

4.6% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans ServisFirst Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are ServisFirst 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