State Employees' · North Carolina · 2025

State Employees' in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

State Employees' took 47,893 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #1 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.6% of them and denied 25.2% (30.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

48kApplicationsin NC
30.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$5.3BVolume100 counties

State Employees' in North Carolina vs the state

25.2%Denial rate+7.14 pts vs state
30.2%Decision denial rate+7.33 pts vs state
57.6%Origination rate-0.23 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.69Rate spread (pts)-0.78 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
27,575Loans originated
12,069Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202351,58933,00219.8%5.65%#1
202445,02527,19523.7%7.25%#1
202547,89327,57525.2%6.25%#1

What State Employees' lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14,741 31% · 13.6% denied
Refinance 7,964 17% · 26.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5,469 11% · 30.9% denied
Home improvement 11,982 25% · 31.4% denied
Other / HELOC 7,737 16% · 32.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47,893 100% · 25.2% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7,030 58%
Credit history 3,540 29%
Collateral 1,042 9%
Other 257 2%
Employment history 86 1%
Insufficient cash 60 0%
Unverifiable information 53 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most State Employees' applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 5,7183,4171,319 23.1%
Guilford County 2,2071,237571 25.9%
Mecklenburg County 2,1921,165641 29.2%
Johnston County 1,7441,048407 23.3%
Durham County 1,540879410 26.6%
Forsyth County 1,422844329 23.1%
Alamance County 1,153707255 22.1%
Buncombe County 1,056613247 23.4%
Pitt County 1,037613240 23.1%
New Hanover County 987611234 23.7%

Other large lenders in North Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
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%
Freedom MortgageB 9,6327.1%6.13%

Frequently asked questions

North Carolina: 47,893 applications in 2025, of which 27,575 were originated and 12,069 denied.

25.2% of all applications, or 30.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans State Employees' originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are State Employees''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