Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland · North Carolina · 2025

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland took 1,257 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #74 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.5% of them and denied 29.7% (34.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

1.3kApplicationsin NC
34.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$109MVolume82 counties

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland in North Carolina vs the state

29.7%Denial rate+11.61 pts vs state
34.5%Decision denial rate+11.69 pts vs state
53.5%Origination rate-4.35 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
672Loans originated
373Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,80093332.4%6.99%#49
20241,66687634.5%7.49%#51
20251,25767229.7%6.99%#74

What Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 75 6% · 17.3% denied
Refinance 439 35% · 30.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 1% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 304 24% · 27.0% denied
Other / HELOC 430 34% · 33.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,257 100% · 29.7% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 237 64%
Credit history 90 24%
Collateral 28 8%
Incomplete application 13 3%
Other 5 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 23713858 24.5%
Wake County 22013953 24.1%
Union County 804726 32.5%
Guilford County 542616 29.6%
Iredell County 482911 22.9%
Cabarrus County 441913 29.5%
Durham County 41229 22.0%
Buncombe County 371912 32.4%
New Hanover County 341613 38.2%
Forsyth County 30168 26.7%

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: 1,257 applications in 2025, of which 672 were originated and 373 denied.

29.7% of all applications, or 34.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland'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