Signature Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Signature Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Signature Federal Credit Union took 39 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #437 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 28.2% of them and denied 30.8% (52.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

39Applicationsin NC
52.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $225,000
$835kVolume23 counties

Signature Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

30.8%Denial rate+12.71 pts vs state
52.2%Decision denial rate+29.35 pts vs state
28.2%Origination rate-29.60 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.50 pts vs state
0.84Rate spread (pts)+0.75 pts vs state
$139kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023341923.5%9.25%#426
202436911.1%9.25%#429
2025391130.8%8.00%#437

What Signature Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 13% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 4 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 16 41% · 31.3% denied
Other / HELOC 12 31% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 100% · 30.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 50%
Credit history 4 33%
Other 2 17%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Signature Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 604 66.7%
Wake County 440 0.0%
Onslow County 310 0.0%
Buncombe County 321 33.3%
Gaston County 201 50.0%
Johnston County 201 50.0%
Cabarrus County 201 50.0%
Brunswick County 200 0.0%
Pitt County 101 100.0%
Cleveland County 101 100.0%

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: 39 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 12 denied.

30.8% of all applications, or 52.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Signature Federal 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