North Carolina · HMDA 2025
Mortgage lenders in Brunswick County, NC
517 lenders reported 15,666 home-loan applications in Brunswick County in 2025. 8,194 closed as loans ($2.8B), 2,058 were denied — a 19.3% denial rate on decided applications, below the North Carolina rate of 22.7%. The three most active lenders handled 17% of applications, led by PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC. 10 lenders in the list are banks or credit unions with a TellerScore profile.
- Applications
- 15,666
- Loans originated
- 8,194
- Purchase / refinance
- 5,153 / 1,793
- 30-yr rate (national)
- 7.40%week of Oct 15, 2026
Lenders ranked by applications in Brunswick County
| # | Lender | Applications here | Share | Nationwide denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 946 | 6.0% | — |
| 2 | STATE EMPLOYEES' | 872 | 5.6% | — |
| 3 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 808 | 5.2% | — |
| 4 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 693 | 4.4% | — |
| 5 | Truist Bank 63 out of 100, Moderate | 527 | 3.4% | 40.8% |
| 6 | NEWREZ LLC | 410 | 2.6% | — |
| 7 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania 64 out of 100, Moderate | 409 | 2.6% | 26.6% |
| 8 | VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. | 394 | 2.5% | — |
| 9 | NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. | 387 | 2.5% | — |
| 10 | CORNING CREDIT UNION | 353 | 2.3% | — |
| 11 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 348 | 2.2% | — |
| 12 | Bank of America, National Association 59 out of 100, Moderate | 334 | 2.1% | 44.7% |
| 13 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 58 out of 100, Moderate | 324 | 2.1% | 22.5% |
| 14 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 306 | 2.0% | — |
| 15 | AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 287 | 1.8% | — |
| 16 | LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC | 264 | 1.7% | — |
| 17 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 227 | 1.4% | — |
| 18 | Navy Federal Credit Union 66 out of 100, Moderate | 211 | 1.3% | 32.9% |
| 19 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 61 out of 100, Moderate | 207 | 1.3% | 14.1% |
| 20 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 199 | 1.3% | — |
| 21 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 195 | 1.2% | — |
| 22 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 182 | 1.2% | — |
| 23 | PULTE MORTGAGE LLC | 164 | 1.0% | — |
| 24 | NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 162 | 1.0% | — |
| 25 | PNC Bank, National Association 62 out of 100, Moderate | 151 | 1.0% | 33.8% |
| 26 | First Bank 74 out of 100, Strong | 149 | 1.0% | 18.3% |
| 27 | MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC | 146 | 0.9% | — |
| 28 | ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. | 140 | 0.9% | — |
| 29 | JET HOMELOANS, LP | 130 | 0.8% | — |
| 30 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 124 | 0.8% | — |
| 31 | VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT LLC | 123 | 0.8% | — |
| 32 | PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 122 | 0.8% | — |
| 33 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 111 | 0.7% | — |
| 34 | AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation | 106 | 0.7% | — |
| 35 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 58 out of 100, Moderate | 100 | 0.6% | 22.2% |
| 36 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 99 | 0.6% | — |
| 37 | Citizens Bank, National Association 54 out of 100, Below average | 93 | 0.6% | 32.5% |
| 38 | PHH Mortgage Corporation | 91 | 0.6% | — |
| 39 | LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC | 90 | 0.6% | — |
| 40 | FIGURE LENDING LLC | 88 | 0.6% | — |
Top 40 of 517 lenders shown. Denial rates are each lender's nationwide figure for 2025, available for banks and credit unions we profile.
Other counties in North Carolina
- Wake County 59,673 apps
- Mecklenburg County 55,863 apps
- Guilford County 22,676 apps
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- Johnston County 15,328 apps
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