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First Flight Federal Credit Union in North Carolina

HMDA record for properties in North Carolina, calendar year 2024. National record · North Carolina overview

LEI 549300SENIFFLVGUHE44
Reporting agency National Credit Union Administration
State North Carolina

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, First Flight Federal Credit Union reported 134 applications and 75 originations for 2024, $9.2m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 25.5%, close to the North Carolina rate of 24.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 25.5%.

Applications in the state were about level with 2023.

134applications in NC, 2024100.0% of the lender's total
75loans originated$9.2m
25.5%denial rateNC all lenders 24.0%
—median rate spreadNC 0.2 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn North CarolinaNorth Carolina, all lendersFirst Flight Federal Credit Union, all statesUnited States
Denial rate25.5%24.0%25.5%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.2—0.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—11.8%—15.6%
Average originated loan$123k$299k$123k$329k
Home purchase share16.0%56.3%16.0%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.0%11.8%0.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%11.8%0.0%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0671342022: 74 Applications2023: 131 Applications2024: 134 Applications2022: 50 Originations2023: 79 Originations2024: 75 Originations202220232024
First Flight Federal Credit Union in North Carolina: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateNorth Carolina, all lenders

0%13.5%27%2022: 27% This lender in state2023: 25.9% This lender in state2024: 25.5% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in North Carolina

By purpose

Home purchase 16% (12)Home improvement 36% (27)Refinancing 9% (7)Cash-out refinancing 13% (10)Other purpose 25% (19)

By type

Conventional 100% (75)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio34.6%
Credit history34.6%
Unverifiable information23.1%
Employment history3.8%
Collateral3.8%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0%
Credit application incomplete0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%
Other0%

Share of 26 denials in North Carolina by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in North Carolina

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Carteret County3828$2.9m15.2%
Craven County3414$1.9m40.0%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did First Flight Federal Credit Union originate in North Carolina in 2024?

75 loans totalling $9.2m, from 134 applications reported for properties in North Carolina.

What is First Flight Federal Credit Union's denial rate in North Carolina?

25.5% of decided applications in North Carolina were denied, against 24.0% for all lenders in the state and 25.5% 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 First Flight Federal Credit Union lend in most?

By originations: Carteret County (28), Craven County (14).

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.