Uwharrie Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Uwharrie Bank took 795 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #101 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.3% of them and denied 5.2% (5.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

795Applicationsin NC
5.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$190MVolume36 counties

Uwharrie Bank in North Carolina vs the state

5.2%Denial rate-12.90 pts vs state
5.9%Decision denial rate-16.90 pts vs state
81.3%Origination rate+23.45 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
646Loans originated
41Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237295946.5%7.50%#94
20247476036.4%7.38%#97
20257956465.2%7.00%#101

What Uwharrie Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 461 58% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 116 15% · 11.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 3% · 4.4% denied
Home improvement 119 15% · 10.9% denied
Other / HELOC 76 10% · 11.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 699 88% · 5.3% denied
FHA 73 9% · 5.5% denied
VA 18 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 15 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 37%
Collateral 6 15%
Other 4 10%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Uwharrie Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Stanly County 20216420 9.9%
Mecklenburg County 1881574 2.1%
Cabarrus County 1381137 5.1%
Rowan County 38273 7.9%
Montgomery County 34300 0.0%
Union County 33301 3.0%
Iredell County 30251 3.3%
Gaston County 24161 4.2%
Anson County 24200 0.0%
Brunswick County 990 0.0%

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: 795 applications in 2025, of which 646 were originated and 41 denied.

5.2% of all applications, or 5.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Uwharrie Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Uwharrie 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