The Fidelity Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

The Fidelity Bank took 1,459 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #65 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.1% of them and denied 13.5% (14.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

1.5kApplicationsin NC
14.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$319MVolume53 counties

The Fidelity Bank in North Carolina vs the state

13.5%Denial rate-4.56 pts vs state
14.6%Decision denial rate-8.22 pts vs state
74.1%Origination rate+16.28 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
1,081Loans originated
197Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5861,1859.4%8.00%#57
20241,4491,07213.7%8.25%#61
20251,4591,08113.5%7.50%#65

What The Fidelity Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 493 34% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 279 19% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 122 8% · 9.8% denied
Home improvement 209 14% · 27.3% denied
Other / HELOC 356 24% · 20.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,410 97% · 13.8% denied
FHA 24 2% · 8.3% denied
VA 21 1% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 114 58%
Credit history 39 20%
Collateral 25 13%
Other 18 9%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most The Fidelity Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 20814934 16.3%
Guilford County 1229114 11.5%
Davidson County 967811 11.5%
Alamance County 937214 15.1%
Forsyth County 876810 11.5%
Chatham County 87677 8.0%
Moore County 72567 9.7%
Randolph County 69519 13.0%
Cleveland County 62485 8.1%
Harnett County 44326 13.6%

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: 1,459 applications in 2025, of which 1,081 were originated and 197 denied.

13.5% of all applications, or 14.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are The Fidelity 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