Wells Fargo Bank · North Carolina · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 3,984 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #28 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.8% of them and denied 13.7% (19.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

4.0kApplicationsin NC
19.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.5BVolume99 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in North Carolina vs the state

13.7%Denial rate-4.38 pts vs state
19.1%Decision denial rate-3.74 pts vs state
57.8%Origination rate-0.03 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
2,302Loans originated
545Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,1933,19022.0%6.25%#14
20244,5692,31818.4%6.50%#25
20253,9842,30213.7%6.25%#28

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,552 64% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 272 7% · 11.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 825 21% · 18.7% denied
Home improvement 120 3% · 30.0% denied
Other / HELOC 215 5% · 24.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,622 91% · 12.4% denied
FHA 225 6% · 33.3% denied
VA 136 3% · 14.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 280 51%
Collateral 92 17%
Other 66 12%
Credit history 65 12%
Insufficient cash 25 5%
Unverifiable information 13 2%
Employment history 2 0%
Incomplete application 2 0%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 77448170 9.0%
Wake County 45125944 9.8%
Forsyth County 1678732 19.2%
Guilford County 1558626 16.8%
Durham County 1317312 9.2%
Union County 122637 5.7%
Gaston County 1206417 14.2%
Johnston County 1147213 11.4%
Cabarrus County 995712 12.1%
Iredell County 976011 11.3%

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: 3,984 applications in 2025, of which 2,302 were originated and 545 denied.

13.7% of all applications, or 19.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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