Mortgage lender · Albemarle, NC · LEI 5493001LHLYJE6PHUL18

Uwharrie Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Uwharrie Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 66th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.28 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 50th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

846Applications2025
80.9%Originatedof applications
6.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$207MLoan volume12 states

Uwharrie Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

5.4%Denial rate (all applications)-12.54 pts vs national
6.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-16.35 pts vs national
80.9%Origination rate+22.82 pts vs national
11.0%Withdrawn by applicant
1.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.28Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.02 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$4,768Median total loan costs
$108kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

66th6.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

50th0.28 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

44th12.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

42nd2.12% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20237946446.6%7.4%7.50%$161M
20248116456.5%7.5%7.38%$176M
20258466845.4%6.2%6.88%$207M

What Uwharrie Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 501 59% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 120 14% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 3% · 4.2% denied
Home improvement 121 14% · 10.7% denied
Other / HELOC 80 9% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 739 87% · 5.4% denied
FHA 80 9% · 7.5% denied
VA 22 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 227 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 20 manufactured homes, 58 investment properties.

Why Uwharrie Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 46 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 17 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 16 35%
Collateral 6 13%
Other 5 11%
Incomplete application 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Uwharrie Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k815913.0%
$50k – $100k2882258.8%
$100k – $150k1791457.0%
$150k – $250k1591380.7%
Over $250k1251041.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2534320.0%
25–341641334.3%
35–441771317.6%
45–541791526.2%
55–641651308.3%
65–7488724.0%
Over 74312613.3%

Where Uwharrie Bank lends

12 states and 63 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
North Carolina7956465.2%7.00%#101
South Carolina322312.5%6.63%#394

Frequently asked questions

Uwharrie Bank denied 6.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 66th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Uwharrie Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 37.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Uwharrie Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.28 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 59% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 24% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 87% conventional, 9% FHA, 3% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Uwharrie Bank. Data sources · Methodology