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Vance County, North Carolina

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

FIPS 37181
Households 16,147
Population 42,337

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.

Vance County, North Carolina, saw 1,133 HMDA-reported applications and 533 originations ($100m) in 2024.

That is 33.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 60.0 for North Carolina and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 35.0%, above the state rate of 24.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.4 percentage points and 16.6% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

9 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were State Employees' Credit Union (103), Rocket Mortgage (37) and Benchmark Community Bank (28).

Originations were about level with 2023.

1,133applications, 2024
533loans originated$100m
35.0%denial rateNC 24.0% · US 24.3%
33.0originations per 1,000 householdsNC 60.0 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1State Employees' Credit Union203103$17m39.0%—
2Rocket Mortgage5837$7.8m21.3%—
3Benchmark Community Bank3528$8.0m9.1%—
4Coastal Federal Credit Union3823$2.4m34.2%—
5Truist Bank4013$2.7m64.9%—
6Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC2612$2.8m——
7Navy Federal Credit Union2512$2.1m——
8New American Funding, LLC.3011$2.4m——
9Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc947$805k82.7%—

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 9. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with North Carolina and the nation

MeasureThis countyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Denial rate35.0%24.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.40.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more16.6%11.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$187k$299k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households33.060.048.0
Home purchase share of originations49.9%56.3%57.0%
FHA-insured share18.6%11.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share8.6%11.8%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp34.7%
0 to 0.5 pp20.4%
0.5 to 1 pp16.6%
1 to 1.5 pp11.6%
1.5 to 3 pp10.7%
3 or more pp5.9%

Share of 475 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 50% (266)Home improvement 11% (57)Refinancing 12% (66)Cash-out refinancing 17% (89)Other purpose 10% (55)

By type

Conventional 72% (385)FHA 19% (99)VA 9% (46)USDA 1% (3)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

07401,4802022: 1,480 Applications2023: 1,099 Applications2024: 1,133 Applications2022: 735 Originations2023: 531 Originations2024: 533 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Vance County, 2022–2024

This countyNorth Carolina

0%17.9%35.7%2022: 29.3% This county2023: 35.7% This county2024: 35% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Vance County, NC?

By 2024 originations: State Employees' Credit Union (103), Rocket Mortgage (37), Benchmark Community Bank (28), Coastal Federal Credit Union (23), Truist Bank (13). 9 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Vance County?

35.0% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.0% across North Carolina and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Vance County in 2024?

533 loans totalling $100m, from 1,133 applications; 33.0 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 37181; 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.