United Community Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

United Community Bank took 2,270 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #45 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.6% of them and denied 21.8% (24.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

2.3kApplicationsin NC
24.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$496MVolume75 counties

United Community Bank in North Carolina vs the state

21.8%Denial rate+3.75 pts vs state
24.1%Decision denial rate+1.29 pts vs state
66.6%Origination rate+8.75 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.52Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
1,511Loans originated
495Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,1811,35522.4%7.13%#38
20242,2351,44222.1%7.13%#43
20252,2701,51121.8%6.50%#45

What United Community Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 827 36% · 14.6% denied
Refinance 476 21% · 21.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 102 4% · 21.6% denied
Home improvement 577 25% · 30.5% denied
Other / HELOC 288 13% · 26.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,151 95% · 21.9% denied
FHA 86 4% · 25.6% denied
VA 18 1% · 11.1% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 191 39%
Credit history 141 28%
Collateral 70 14%
Unverifiable information 68 14%
Other 21 4%
Incomplete application 3 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most United Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Henderson County 20814839 18.8%
Wake County 19112143 22.5%
Mecklenburg County 1539639 25.5%
Johnston County 13810324 17.4%
Cherokee County 1118519 17.1%
Transylvania County 1047718 17.3%
Jackson County 1035633 32.0%
Avery County 1017215 14.9%
Iredell County 1006726 26.0%
Mitchell County 945823 24.5%

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: 2,270 applications in 2025, of which 1,511 were originated and 495 denied.

21.8% of all applications, or 24.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are United Community 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