Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance · North Carolina · 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance took 15,008 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #4 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.8% of them and denied 38.0% (66.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

15kApplicationsin NC
66.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$623MVolume100 counties

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in North Carolina vs the state

38.0%Denial rate+19.93 pts vs state
66.8%Decision denial rate+43.96 pts vs state
16.8%Origination rate-41.05 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.25 pts vs state
1.48Rate spread (pts)+1.39 pts vs state
$62kMedian applicant income
2,515Loans originated
5,702Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316,1671,90243.9%8.75%#3
202414,8192,00643.5%8.50%#3
202515,0082,51538.0%7.75%#4

What Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14,961 100% · 38.1% denied
Refinance 28 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14,518 97% · 39.2% denied
FHA 303 2% · 3.3% denied
VA 168 1% · 1.2% denied
USDA / RHS 19 0% · 5.3% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 2,484 44%
Unverifiable information 2,110 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,068 19%
Employment history 26 0%
Incomplete application 10 0%
Other 2 0%
Insufficient cash 2 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wake County 600324116 19.3%
Pitt County 51930243 46.8%
Robeson County 49253213 43.3%
Forsyth County 486198125 25.7%
Gaston County 47128191 40.6%
Cleveland County 45440190 41.9%
Buncombe County 40859146 35.8%
Rockingham County 40021202 50.5%
Brunswick County 393113132 33.6%
Davidson County 38443146 38.0%

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%
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: 15,008 applications in 2025, of which 2,515 were originated and 5,702 denied.

38.0% of all applications, or 66.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance'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