Tidewater Mortgage Services · North Carolina · 2025

Tidewater Mortgage Services in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Tidewater Mortgage Services took 204 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #231 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.1% of them and denied 7.4% (9.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

204Applicationsin NC
9.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.56%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$46MVolume38 counties

Tidewater Mortgage Services in North Carolina vs the state

7.4%Denial rate-10.71 pts vs state
9.6%Decision denial rate-13.20 pts vs state
69.1%Origination rate+11.31 pts vs state
6.56%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
141Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231431165.6%6.63%#240
20241711304.7%6.63%#231
20252041417.4%6.56%#231

What Tidewater Mortgage Services lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 196 96% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 5 2% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 129 63% · 5.4% denied
FHA 45 22% · 17.8% denied
VA 28 14% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 5 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 33%
Credit history 2 13%
Employment history 2 13%
Insufficient cash 1 7%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Tidewater Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Brunswick County 61413 4.9%
Currituck County 19160 0.0%
Johnston County 14111 7.1%
New Hanover County 13110 0.0%
Pitt County 943 33.3%
Harnett County 961 11.1%
Gates County 731 14.3%
Beaufort County 622 33.3%
Franklin County 640 0.0%
Pasquotank County 531 20.0%

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: 204 applications in 2025, of which 141 were originated and 15 denied.

7.4% of all applications, or 9.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Tidewater Mortgage Services originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.56%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Tidewater Mortgage Services'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