Waterstone Mortgage · North Carolina · 2025

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

Waterstone Mortgage took 98 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #324 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.1% of them and denied 9.2% (14.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

98Applicationsin NC
14.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$18MVolume40 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in North Carolina vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-8.88 pts vs state
14.1%Decision denial rate-8.76 pts vs state
54.1%Origination rate-3.73 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.71Rate spread (pts)+0.62 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
53Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023493310.2%6.99%#373
202477376.5%6.75%#331
202598539.2%6.88%#324

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 79 81% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 9 9% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 10% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 70% · 7.3% denied
FHA 22 22% · 13.6% denied
VA 5 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 2% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Unverifiable information 4 44%
Collateral 3 33%
Credit history 1 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 1050 0.0%
Lincoln County 823 37.5%
Iredell County 760 0.0%
Wake County 720 0.0%
Union County 550 0.0%
Rutherford County 540 0.0%
Haywood County 530 0.0%
New Hanover County 401 25.0%
Buncombe County 310 0.0%
Cumberland County 330 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: 98 applications in 2025, of which 53 were originated and 9 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 14.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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