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Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd. in North Carolina
HMDA record for properties in North Carolina, calendar year 2024. National record · North Carolina overview
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.
In North Carolina, Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd. reported 1,648 applications and 1,235 originations for 2024, $339m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 2.6%, below the North Carolina rate of 24.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 2.8%.
The median rate spread on its North Carolina originations was 0.3 percentage points (state median 0.2).
Applications in the state were up 7% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In North Carolina | North Carolina, all lenders | Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd., all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 2.6% | 24.0% | 2.8% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 2.3% | 11.8% | 4.6% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $274k | $299k | $320k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 93.0% | 56.3% | 91.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 20.8% | 11.8% | 27.1% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 7.7% | 11.8% | 7.2% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateNorth Carolina, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in North Carolina
By purpose
Home purchase 93% (1,149)Refinancing 3% (39)Cash-out refinancing 4% (47)
By type
Conventional 71% (874)FHA 21% (257)VA 8% (95)USDA 1% (9)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 35 denials in North Carolina by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in North Carolina
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford County | 300 | 220 | $69m | 3.7% |
| Forsyth County | 283 | 213 | $52m | 1.3% |
| Catawba County | 107 | 76 | $16m | 2.4% |
| Davidson County | 83 | 69 | $14m | 4.2% |
| Alamance County | 71 | 63 | $20m | 0.0% |
| Mecklenburg County | 79 | 59 | $27m | 0.0% |
| Henderson County | 58 | 42 | $12m | 0.0% |
| Randolph County | 50 | 41 | $11m | 4.7% |
| Cumberland County | 46 | 40 | $6.9m | 0.0% |
| New Hanover County | 44 | 35 | $12m | 0.0% |
| Caldwell County | 36 | 26 | $3.7m | 6.9% |
| Brunswick County | 29 | 23 | $7.0m | — |
| Buncombe County | 33 | 22 | $7.3m | 8.0% |
| Davie County | 27 | 21 | $4.8m | — |
| Iredell County | 31 | 20 | $5.1m | — |
| Burke County | 30 | 19 | $2.4m | — |
| Wilkes County | 25 | 18 | $3.1m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd. originate in North Carolina in 2024?
1,235 loans totalling $339m, from 1,648 applications reported for properties in North Carolina.
What is Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd.'s denial rate in North Carolina?
2.6% of decided applications in North Carolina were denied, against 24.0% for all lenders in the state and 2.8% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which North Carolina counties does Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd. lend in most?
By originations: Guilford County (220), Forsyth County (213), Catawba County (76), Davidson County (69), Alamance County (63).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in North Carolina. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.