Safe Rate Rankings

Best Credit Union Mortgage Lenders in North Carolina

Updated June 4, 2026
⚖️ The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
🛡️ No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
📊 HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
🎯 Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.
Total Lenders410
Total Loans146,863
Median Rate Spread0.30%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
STATE EMPLOYEES'
Credit UnionDirect
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,200Fees
0.738%Below
9,247
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$706Fees
0.541%Below
2,526
3
FOUNDERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,205Fees
0.530%Below
333
4
Truliant Federal Credit Union
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$888Fees
0.349%Above
532
5
COASTAL Federal Credit Union
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,002Fees
0.207%Above
579
6
LATINO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
$2,124Fees
0.660%Above
334

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use a weighted average of scores across equally-weighted categories to evaluate lenders on a linear, raw performance scale.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.

⚖️ Licensing & Disclosures

Lender rankings and market statistics are created by Dylan Hall, licensed mortgage loan officer (NMLS #1658740). Safe Rate is a mortgage technology platform; mortgage lending services are provided by PartnerOwn LLC dba Safe Rate Mortgage, a licensed mortgage broker and lender (NMLS #1590949). Safe Rate Mortgage is a lending partner of some of the lenders ranked on this page, and Safe Rate Inc. has software or service customers on this list; however, all rankings are calculated using objective, public Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) datasets, completely independent of any corporate partnerships, client relationships, or compensation.