United Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

United Bank took 622 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #120 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.4% of them and denied 19.9% (22.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

622Applicationsin NC
22.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$200,000Median loanstate $225,000
$227MVolume60 counties

United Bank in North Carolina vs the state

19.9%Denial rate+1.88 pts vs state
22.5%Decision denial rate-0.36 pts vs state
67.4%Origination rate+9.55 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.21 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
419Loans originated
124Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202370044824.0%7.50%#100
202465542121.1%7.75%#107
202562241919.9%7.00%#120

What United Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 309 50% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 109 18% · 23.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 4% · 20.8% denied
Home improvement 132 21% · 40.2% denied
Other / HELOC 48 8% · 22.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 602 97% · 19.9% denied
FHA 14 2% · 14.3% denied
VA 3 0% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 51 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 48 39%
Collateral 19 15%
Other 2 2%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most United Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Brunswick County 805617 21.3%
Pitt County 44318 18.2%
Beaufort County 432810 23.3%
Craven County 38246 15.8%
Mecklenburg County 36296 16.7%
Robeson County 31236 19.4%
Lincoln County 29187 24.1%
New Hanover County 25155 20.0%
Catawba County 23193 13.0%
Columbus County 23136 26.1%

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: 622 applications in 2025, of which 419 were originated and 124 denied.

19.9% of all applications, or 22.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans United Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are United 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