UIF · North Carolina · 2025

UIF in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

UIF took 58 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #379 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.3% of them and denied 12.1% (19.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

58Applicationsin NC
19.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$9.5MVolume14 counties

UIF in North Carolina vs the state

12.1%Denial rate-5.99 pts vs state
19.4%Decision denial rate-3.38 pts vs state
48.3%Origination rate-9.53 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.29 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
28Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202376429.2%6.99%#321
2024954915.8%6.88%#306
2025582812.1%6.88%#379

What UIF lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 86% · 12.0% denied
Refinance 6 10% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 58 100% · 12.1% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%
Employment history 2 29%
Collateral 1 14%
Other 1 14%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most UIF applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 24103 12.5%
Guilford County 840 0.0%
Mecklenburg County 550 0.0%
Johnston County 301 33.3%
Randolph County 321 33.3%
Cabarrus County 320 0.0%
Durham County 211 50.0%
Forsyth County 200 0.0%
Cumberland County 210 0.0%
Orange County 201 50.0%

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: 58 applications in 2025, of which 28 were originated and 7 denied.

12.1% of all applications, or 19.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans UIF originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are UIF'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