Raleigh-Cary
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 39580
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Raleigh-Cary ranks #41 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Raleigh-Cary metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 39580) recorded 73,722 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 39,847 of those and denied others at a rate of 14.3%, for an approval (origination) rate of 54.1%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $341,627 at an average note rate of 6.95%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - State Employees' Credit Union, Rocket Mortgage, Coastal Federal Credit Union lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Raleigh-Cary ranks #90 by denial rate (the 79th percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 117 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Raleigh-Cary denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 14.3% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $341,627 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Raleigh-Cary
In Raleigh-Cary, lead originator State Employees' Credit Union funded 12.0% of 39,847 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. metros (~8.7-12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 22.1% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Raleigh-Cary's 14.3% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Raleigh-Cary's 73,722 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Raleigh-Cary's $341,627 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Raleigh-Cary metro
State Employees' Credit Union funded 4,786 of the 39,847 loans originated here, 12.0% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Employees' Credit Union | 4,786 | 7,797 | $174,415 | 12.0% |
| 2 | Rocket Mortgage | 2,130 | 2,833 | $299,582 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Coastal Federal Credit Union | 1,905 | 3,000 | $157,137 | 4.8% |
| 4 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 1,809 | 2,316 | $415,583 | 4.5% |
| 5 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 1,624 | 2,148 | $343,319 | 4.1% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Raleigh-Cary borrowers.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Raleigh-Cary page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.