Stifel Bank and Trust · North Carolina · 2025

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

Stifel Bank and Trust took 146 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #272 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.6% of them and denied 4.1% (4.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

146Applicationsin NC
4.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$405,000Median loanstate $225,000
$65MVolume44 counties

Stifel Bank and Trust in North Carolina vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-13.95 pts vs state
4.6%Decision denial rate-18.20 pts vs state
83.6%Origination rate+25.75 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$288kMedian applicant income
122Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231211110.8%6.38%#259
202498900.0%6.31%#302
20251461224.1%6.13%#272

What Stifel Bank and Trust lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 88 60% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 38 26% · 15.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 145 99% · 4.1% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 50%
Credit history 2 33%
Other 1 17%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Stifel Bank and Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 15131 6.7%
Mecklenburg County 13120 0.0%
New Hanover County 13130 0.0%
Brunswick County 1292 16.7%
Jackson County 860 0.0%
Guilford County 770 0.0%
Gaston County 520 0.0%
Johnston County 440 0.0%
Rowan County 431 25.0%
Buncombe County 430 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: 146 applications in 2025, of which 122 were originated and 6 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 4.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Stifel Bank and Trust originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Stifel Bank and Trust'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