United Federal Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

United Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Federal Credit Union took 800 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #100 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.6% of them and denied 25.0% (28.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

800Applicationsin NC
28.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$141MVolume38 counties

United Federal Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+6.94 pts vs state
28.3%Decision denial rate+5.51 pts vs state
60.6%Origination rate+2.82 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.36 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
485Loans originated
200Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202374545924.2%7.80%#93
202470244223.9%8.13%#102
202580048525.0%7.00%#100

What United Federal Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 282 35% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 95 12% · 21.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 46 6% · 13.0% denied
Home improvement 188 24% · 39.9% denied
Other / HELOC 189 24% · 48.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 788 99% · 25.0% denied
FHA 11 1% · 18.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 60 30%
Credit history 59 30%
Incomplete application 50 25%
Collateral 17 9%
Other 9 5%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most United Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Buncombe County 22512869 30.7%
Henderson County 22114250 22.6%
Iredell County 1076033 30.8%
Haywood County 35206 17.1%
Rutherford County 23147 30.4%
Polk County 23172 8.7%
Madison County 20143 15.0%
Transylvania County 17123 17.6%
McDowell County 1363 23.1%
Catawba County 1283 25.0%

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: 800 applications in 2025, of which 485 were originated and 200 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 28.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are United Federal Credit Union'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