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Sampson County, North Carolina

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 37163
Households 21,607
Population 60,404

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Sampson County, North Carolina, saw 1,857 HMDA-reported applications and 838 originations ($163m) in 2024.

That is 38.8 originations per 1,000 households, against 60.0 for North Carolina and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 37.5%, above the state rate of 24.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.3 percentage points and 17.4% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

15 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were State Employees' Credit Union (119), United Wholesale Mortgage (61) and Rocket Mortgage (50).

Originations were up 5% on 2023.

1,857applications, 2024
838loans originated$163m
37.5%denial rateNC 24.0% · US 24.3%
38.8originations per 1,000 householdsNC 60.0 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1State Employees' Credit Union237119$16m37.9%—
2United Wholesale Mortgage7961$16m10.1%—
3Rocket Mortgage7550$9.0m22.4%—
4Truist Bank9745$6.8m48.9%—
5First Ciitizens Bank and Trust6536$5.5m39.0%—
6Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc24732$3.8m77.5%—
7Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC3927$6.6m0.0%—
821st Mortgage12223$2.9m65.4%—
9Southern Bank and Trust Company3322$3.8m25.0%—
10Mortgage Research Center5321$5.3m24.1%—
11Freedom Mortgage Corporation3417$4.5m——
12Navy Federal Credit Union2911$1.8m——
13Loandepot.com, LLC2511$1.7m——
14PNC Bank N.A.329$685k64.3%—
15New American Funding, LLC.276$780k——

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 15. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with North Carolina and the nation

MeasureThis countyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Denial rate37.5%24.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.30.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more17.4%11.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$195k$299k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households38.860.048.0
Home purchase share of originations55.3%56.3%57.0%
FHA-insured share20.0%11.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share16.3%11.8%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp37.7%
0 to 0.5 pp19.9%
0.5 to 1 pp16.9%
1 to 1.5 pp8.2%
1.5 to 3 pp9.7%
3 or more pp7.7%

Share of 794 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: North Carolina). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 55% (463)Home improvement 8% (64)Refinancing 14% (114)Cash-out refinancing 12% (99)Other purpose 12% (98)

By type

Conventional 62% (523)FHA 20% (168)VA 16% (137)USDA 1% (10)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

01018.52,0372022: 2,037 Applications2023: 1,695 Applications2024: 1,857 Applications2022: 1,017 Originations2023: 799 Originations2024: 838 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Sampson County, 2022–2024

This countyNorth Carolina

0%18.8%37.5%2022: 31.9% This county2023: 35.5% This county2024: 37.5% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Sampson County, NC?

By 2024 originations: State Employees' Credit Union (119), United Wholesale Mortgage (61), Rocket Mortgage (50), Truist Bank (45), First Ciitizens Bank and Trust (36). 15 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Sampson County?

37.5% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.0% across North Carolina and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Sampson County in 2024?

838 loans totalling $163m, from 1,857 applications; 38.8 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 37163; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.