North Carolina Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2007

In 2007, lenders reported 779,619 mortgage applications in North Carolina totaling $120.4 billion, down 11% from 2006. The average application was for $154,000, and applicants reported an average income of $80,000. 43% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 21% were denied. The most active lenders were Countrywide Home Loans (51,551 applications), Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, NA.

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Total Number of Mortgage Applications 779,619
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $120,396,843,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $154,000
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $85,000,000
Average Applicant Income $80,000
Highest Applicant Income $9,999,000

Top 25 Mortgage Lenders in North Carolina (2007)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender received for properties in North Carolina in 2007, wherever the lender is based. For lenders headquartered in the state, see the full list of North Carolina mortgage companies. For the lenders that made the most loans here in 2025, with the top FHA, VA, purchase and refinance lenders, see top mortgage lenders in North Carolina.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Countrywide Home Loans
Westlake Village, CA
51,551 $8,781,353,000 $170,343 $85,596
2 Bank of America, N.A.
Calabasas, CA
41,214 $6,461,183,000 $156,771 $92,241
3 Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Des Moines, IA
39,831 $7,144,526,000 $179,370 $95,117
4 Branch Banking and Trust Co
Wilson, NC
35,182 $5,173,617,000 $147,052 $81,725
5 Countrywide Bank FSB
Westlake Village, CA
32,419 $5,200,016,000 $160,400 $91,166
6 Beneficial Company LLC
Mettawa, IL
31,738 $3,515,778,000 $110,775 $62,894
7 Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Winston-Salem, NC
29,541 $3,498,605,000 $118,432 $86,910
8 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Columbus, OH
25,461 $4,192,715,000 $164,672 $75,783
9 Suntrust Mortgage, Inc
Richmond, VA
21,953 $4,000,217,000 $182,217 $99,763
10 Citimortgage, Inc
New York, NY
19,987 $3,150,654,000 $157,635 $89,514
11 Gmac Mortgage LLC
Ft. Washington, PA
16,883 $2,542,011,000 $150,566 $44,605
12 State Employees' Credit Union
Raleigh, NC
16,450 $2,210,513,000 $134,377 $69,718
13 Wachovia Mortgage Corp
Charlotte, NC
15,279 $2,971,526,000 $194,484 $98,160
14 Hfc Company LLC
Mettawa, IL
14,660 $1,789,722,000 $122,081 $66,365
15 Wells Fargo Funding, Inc
Winston-Salem, NC
12,158 $2,167,140,000 $178,248 $83,435
16 Delta Funding Corporation
Woodbury, NY
11,223 $1,687,251,000 $150,338 $60,234
17 Citifinancial Services, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
10,999 $756,884,000 $68,813 $43,925
18 Embrace Home Loans, Inc.
Middletown, RI
10,663 $957,198,000 $89,768 $49,562
19 Nationstar Mortgage
Coppell, TX
8,609 $1,204,387,000 $139,898 $59,976
20 Washington Mutual Bank
Albion, NY
7,219 $1,536,365,000 $212,822 $74,307
21 National City Bank
Cleveland, OH
7,188 $1,167,067,000 $162,363 $87,787
22 Home Loan Investment Bank
Warwick, RI
6,946 $866,468,000 $124,743 $64,550
23 Rbc Bank
Rocky Mount, NC
6,225 $870,662,000 $139,865 $94,921
24 Taylor, Bean & Whitaker
Ocala, FL
6,058 $839,154,000 $138,519 $67,201
25 Aurora Bank FSB
New York, NY
5,940 $1,075,059,000 $180,986 $94,544

The tables below break down 2007 mortgage applications in North Carolina by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason, followed by totals for every metro area and county. Click a column heading to sort.

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Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for North Carolina in 2007

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Refinancing 380,413 $58,034,046,000 $152,000 $85,000,000 $78,000 $9,999,000
Home Purchase 347,683 $58,905,098,000 $169,000 $37,467,000 $84,000 $9,999,000
Home Improvement 51,523 $3,457,699,000 $67,000 $18,000,000 $71,000 $9,999,000

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
White 451,764 $71,562,606,000 $158,000 $85,000,000 $90,000 $9,999,000
Black or African American 111,860 $13,516,089,000 $120,000 $3,100,000 $63,000 $9,999,000
Not Provided 105,153 $15,884,665,000 $151,000 $17,894,000 $86,000 $9,999,000
Not applicable 64,780 $12,901,910,000 $199,000 $37,467,000 $33,000 $9,829,000
Hispanic 27,685 $3,594,264,000 $129,000 $4,442,000 $67,000 $7,200,000
Asian 12,722 $2,242,535,000 $176,000 $3,273,000 $96,000 $2,200,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 4,178 $467,807,000 $111,000 $1,552,000 $68,000 $9,999,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,477 $226,967,000 $153,000 $3,500,000 $91,000 $4,067,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 718,836 $111,838,161,000 $155,000 $85,000,000 $83,000 $9,999,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 41,231 $5,365,307,000 $130,000 $28,425,000 $47,000 $3,590,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 17,835 $2,981,418,000 $167,000 $4,000,000 $55,000 $1,790,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 1,717 $211,957,000 $123,000 $600,000 $35,000 $396,000

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 337,640 $54,602,198,000 $161,000 $37,467,000 $91,000 $9,999,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 165,234 $21,300,090,000 $128,000 $85,000,000 $70,000 $9,999,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 138,327 $23,830,160,000 $172,000 $21,200,000 $62,000 $8,400,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 68,493 $10,579,620,000 $154,000 $25,000,000 $79,000 $6,000,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 53,265 $7,193,982,000 $135,000 $3,840,000 $89,000 $9,999,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 16,554 $2,875,850,000 $173,000 $5,423,000 $90,000 $7,200,000
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 102 $14,571,000 $142,000 $420,000 $67,000 $465,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 4 $372,000 $93,000 $185,000 $40,000 $80,000

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Credit History 32,881 $3,379,108,000 $102,000 $3,945,000 $61,000 $9,999,000
Collateral 18,348 $2,689,237,000 $146,000 $9,183,000 $92,000 $7,557,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 18,162 $2,569,274,000 $141,000 $7,000,000 $58,000 $2,511,000
Other 16,421 $2,541,592,000 $154,000 $5,500,000 $86,000 $9,999,000
Credit Application Incomplete 7,573 $1,288,849,000 $170,000 $3,890,000 $94,000 $9,999,000
Unverifiable Information 3,346 $655,003,000 $195,000 $4,320,000 $104,000 $7,200,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 1,761 $277,381,000 $157,000 $2,470,000 $83,000 $1,820,000
Employment History 1,260 $195,389,000 $155,000 $2,160,000 $77,000 $7,200,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 94 $17,028,000 $181,000 $1,500,000 $79,000 $462,000
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Mortgage Loan Application Totals in 2007 by North Carolina Metropolitan Area

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Asheville, NC 36,446 $ 6,456,966,000 $ 177,000 $ 83,000
Burlington, NC 10,306 $ 1,299,644,000 $ 126,000 $ 64,000
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 167,912 $ 28,134,234,000 $ 167,000 $ 86,000
Durham, NC 37,433 $ 6,158,646,000 $ 164,000 $ 83,000
Fayetteville, NC 28,586 $ 3,237,840,000 $ 113,000 $ 66,000
Goldsboro, NC 6,877 $ 691,038,000 $ 100,000 $ 61,000
Greensboro-High Point, NC 55,394 $ 7,315,969,000 $ 132,000 $ 71,000
Greenville, NC 11,982 $ 1,460,486,000 $ 121,000 $ 71,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 24,352 $ 2,943,246,000 $ 120,000 $ 64,000
Jacksonville, NC 13,410 $ 1,814,075,000 $ 135,000 $ 72,000
Raleigh-Cary, NC 109,553 $ 18,849,437,000 $ 172,000 $ 85,000
Rocky Mount, NC 8,924 $ 939,071,000 $ 105,000 $ 60,000
Wilmington, NC 37,951 $ 7,889,528,000 $ 207,000 $ 109,000
Winston-Salem, NC 35,183 $ 4,523,642,000 $ 128,000 $ 70,000
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Mortgage Loan Application Totals in 2007 by North Carolina County

County Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Alamance 10,309 $ 1,299,931,000 $ 126,000 $ 64,000
Alexander 2,031 $ 238,742,000 $ 117,000 $ 64,000
Alleghany 720 $ 117,989,000 $ 163,000 $ 93,000
Anson 1,210 $ 101,606,000 $ 83,000 $ 51,000
Ashe 1,827 $ 314,900,000 $ 172,000 $ 90,000
Avery 1,473 $ 322,987,000 $ 219,000 $ 151,000
Beaufort 2,576 $ 324,424,000 $ 125,000 $ 73,000
Bertie 1,002 $ 81,024,000 $ 80,000 $ 52,000
Bladen 1,418 $ 139,244,000 $ 98,000 $ 62,000
Brunswick 13,166 $ 2,815,557,000 $ 213,000 $ 109,000
Buncombe 20,791 $ 3,873,526,000 $ 186,000 $ 86,000
Burke 5,420 $ 577,836,000 $ 106,000 $ 61,000
Cabarrus 18,430 $ 2,707,764,000 $ 146,000 $ 77,000
Caldwell 5,519 $ 587,308,000 $ 106,000 $ 58,000
Camden 1,181 $ 218,010,000 $ 184,000 $ 73,000
Carteret 6,730 $ 1,511,877,000 $ 224,000 $ 117,000
Caswell 1,393 $ 152,601,000 $ 109,000 $ 63,000
Catawba 11,408 $ 1,540,582,000 $ 135,000 $ 69,000
Chatham 4,205 $ 826,511,000 $ 196,000 $ 94,000
Cherokee 2,354 $ 351,235,000 $ 149,000 $ 75,000
Chowan 981 $ 135,957,000 $ 138,000 $ 70,000
Clay 1,058 $ 198,817,000 $ 187,000 $ 80,000
Cleveland 6,208 $ 668,415,000 $ 107,000 $ 58,000
Columbus 2,813 $ 274,521,000 $ 97,000 $ 55,000
Craven 7,960 $ 1,103,698,000 $ 138,000 $ 74,000
Cumberland 24,847 $ 2,795,022,000 $ 112,000 $ 67,000
Currituck 3,308 $ 964,190,000 $ 291,000 $ 133,000
Dare 5,358 $ 1,776,254,000 $ 331,000 $ 174,000
Davidson 12,054 $ 1,460,579,000 $ 121,000 $ 63,000
Davie 3,042 $ 445,353,000 $ 146,000 $ 71,000
Duplin 2,259 $ 228,947,000 $ 101,000 $ 62,000
Durham 23,025 $ 3,389,636,000 $ 147,000 $ 76,000
Edgecombe 2,806 $ 227,562,000 $ 81,000 $ 51,000
Forsyth 27,128 $ 3,553,907,000 $ 131,000 $ 72,000
Franklin 4,960 $ 675,643,000 $ 136,000 $ 68,000
Gaston 18,044 $ 2,193,176,000 $ 121,000 $ 68,000
Gates 939 $ 114,700,000 $ 122,000 $ 57,000
Graham 509 $ 84,676,000 $ 166,000 $ 75,000
Granville 3,762 $ 495,507,000 $ 131,000 $ 66,000
Greene 679 $ 55,220,000 $ 81,000 $ 54,000
Guilford 40,014 $ 5,649,571,000 $ 141,000 $ 77,000
Halifax 2,765 $ 287,056,000 $ 103,000 $ 63,000
Harnett 7,489 $ 1,014,135,000 $ 135,000 $ 65,000
Haywood 5,170 $ 780,552,000 $ 150,000 $ 78,000
Henderson 9,209 $ 1,577,288,000 $ 171,000 $ 78,000
Hertford 1,279 $ 121,230,000 $ 94,000 $ 59,000
Hoke 3,748 $ 443,853,000 $ 118,000 $ 58,000
Hyde 341 $ 50,391,000 $ 147,000 $ 94,000
Iredell 15,037 $ 2,797,994,000 $ 186,000 $ 90,000
Jackson 2,665 $ 712,721,000 $ 267,000 $ 152,000
Johnston 15,731 $ 2,086,289,000 $ 132,000 $ 69,000
Jones 581 $ 63,554,000 $ 109,000 $ 62,000
Lee 3,854 $ 458,053,000 $ 118,000 $ 66,000
Lenoir 3,058 $ 274,319,000 $ 89,000 $ 60,000
Lincoln 6,166 $ 993,392,000 $ 161,000 $ 74,000
Macon 3,137 $ 650,347,000 $ 207,000 $ 108,000
Madison 1,387 $ 233,984,000 $ 168,000 $ 84,000
Martin 1,195 $ 101,544,000 $ 84,000 $ 53,000
McDowell 2,792 $ 323,847,000 $ 115,000 $ 64,000
Mecklenburg 106,357 $ 18,325,118,000 $ 172,000 $ 89,000
Mitchell 1,014 $ 123,194,000 $ 121,000 $ 58,000
Montgomery 1,386 $ 192,924,000 $ 139,000 $ 93,000
Moore 6,570 $ 1,106,716,000 $ 168,000 $ 86,000
Nash 6,124 $ 711,943,000 $ 116,000 $ 64,000
New Hanover 19,872 $ 4,154,476,000 $ 209,000 $ 112,000
Northampton 1,032 $ 118,287,000 $ 114,000 $ 70,000
Onslow 13,416 $ 1,814,514,000 $ 135,000 $ 72,000
Orange 7,701 $ 1,628,516,000 $ 211,000 $ 105,000
Pamlico 899 $ 142,436,000 $ 158,000 $ 93,000
Pasquotank 3,917 $ 582,822,000 $ 148,000 $ 68,000
Pender 4,922 $ 920,811,000 $ 187,000 $ 100,000
Perquimans 1,055 $ 163,119,000 $ 154,000 $ 71,000
Person 2,508 $ 314,830,000 $ 125,000 $ 65,000
Pitt 11,306 $ 1,405,603,000 $ 124,000 $ 72,000
Polk 1,319 $ 233,781,000 $ 177,000 $ 84,000
Randolph 9,164 $ 1,005,837,000 $ 109,000 $ 57,000
Richmond 2,007 $ 164,576,000 $ 82,000 $ 54,000
Robeson 4,625 $ 420,612,000 $ 90,000 $ 57,000
Rockingham 6,222 $ 661,236,000 $ 106,000 $ 57,000
Rowan 10,241 $ 1,207,311,000 $ 117,000 $ 66,000
Rutherford 4,542 $ 558,056,000 $ 122,000 $ 73,000
Sampson 2,720 $ 252,499,000 $ 92,000 $ 59,000
Scotland 1,542 $ 139,379,000 $ 90,000 $ 57,000
Stanly 3,336 $ 395,172,000 $ 118,000 $ 64,000
Stokes 3,007 $ 316,239,000 $ 105,000 $ 56,000
Surry 4,283 $ 451,944,000 $ 105,000 $ 59,000
Swain 875 $ 134,798,000 $ 154,000 $ 97,000
Transylvania 2,349 $ 435,899,000 $ 185,000 $ 103,000
Tyrrell 213 $ 19,541,000 $ 91,000 $ 61,000
Union 23,898 $ 4,845,213,000 $ 202,000 $ 94,000
Vance 2,188 $ 228,491,000 $ 104,000 $ 62,000
Wake 88,872 $ 16,089,510,000 $ 181,000 $ 89,000
Warren 1,005 $ 152,376,000 $ 151,000 $ 92,000
Washington 641 $ 59,455,000 $ 92,000 $ 57,000
Watauga 3,758 $ 842,253,000 $ 224,000 $ 144,000
Wayne 6,878 $ 691,072,000 $ 100,000 $ 61,000
Wilkes 3,546 $ 396,272,000 $ 111,000 $ 62,000
Wilson 4,636 $ 494,103,000 $ 106,000 $ 63,000
Yadkin 2,013 $ 208,708,000 $ 103,000 $ 55,000
Yancey 1,269 $ 208,707,000 $ 164,000 $ 102,000

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