USAA Federal Savings Bank · North Carolina · 2025

USAA Federal Savings Bank in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

USAA Federal Savings Bank took 1,465 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #64 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.5% of them and denied 25.6% (35.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

1.5kApplicationsin NC
35.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$315,000Median loanstate $225,000
$229MVolume91 counties

USAA Federal Savings Bank in North Carolina vs the state

25.6%Denial rate+7.54 pts vs state
35.3%Decision denial rate+12.49 pts vs state
46.5%Origination rate-11.33 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.28 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
681Loans originated
375Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,49575918.0%6.25%#59
20241,59579122.1%6.50%#54
20251,46568125.6%6.38%#64

What USAA Federal Savings Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,185 81% · 22.6% denied
Refinance 80 5% · 28.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 169 12% · 40.2% denied
Home improvement 18 1% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 13 1% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 574 39% · 30.3% denied
VA 891 61% · 22.6% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 164 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 84 22%
Credit history 32 9%
Unverifiable information 25 7%
Other 25 7%
Insufficient cash 24 6%
Collateral 21 6%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most USAA Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 1707242 24.7%
Wake County 1296334 26.4%
Mecklenburg County 1085024 22.2%
Onslow County 593012 20.3%
Harnett County 572721 36.8%
Guilford County 562915 26.8%
Forsyth County 432510 23.3%
Buncombe County 421413 31.0%
Durham County 401911 27.5%
Moore County 361312 33.3%

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: 1,465 applications in 2025, of which 681 were originated and 375 denied.

25.6% of all applications, or 35.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans USAA Federal Savings Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are USAA Federal Savings 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