United Shore Financial Services · North Carolina · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 18,884 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #3 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.4% of them and denied 11.4% (13.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

19kApplicationsin NC
13.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$315,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.9BVolume99 counties

United Shore Financial Services in North Carolina vs the state

11.4%Denial rate-6.69 pts vs state
13.1%Decision denial rate-9.68 pts vs state
72.4%Origination rate+14.58 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$109kMedian applicant income
13,671Loans originated
2,148Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310,0317,57410.6%6.50%#9
202413,87010,31810.4%6.25%#4
202518,88413,67111.4%6.13%#3

What United Shore Financial Services lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6,158 33% · 7.6% denied
Refinance 7,547 40% · 8.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 5,179 27% · 19.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9,546 51% · 9.8% denied
FHA 3,910 21% · 19.2% denied
VA 5,394 29% · 8.5% denied
USDA / RHS 34 0% · 11.8% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 730 34%
Collateral 697 32%
Insufficient cash 335 16%
Other 228 11%
Credit history 99 5%
Unverifiable information 51 2%
Incomplete application 5 0%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 2,7572,180246 8.9%
Mecklenburg County 2,2411,646281 12.5%
Cabarrus County 1,03686679 7.6%
Cumberland County 1,036719108 10.4%
Union County 72956772 9.9%
Guilford County 59040380 13.6%
Gaston County 56539871 12.6%
Onslow County 55439448 8.7%
Johnston County 51438560 11.7%
Harnett County 48535244 9.1%

Other large lenders in North Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
State Employees'C 47,89325.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 25,10916.0%6.63%
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%
Freedom MortgageB 9,6327.1%6.13%

Frequently asked questions

North Carolina: 18,884 applications in 2025, of which 13,671 were originated and 2,148 denied.

11.4% of all applications, or 13.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial 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