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Mortgage Lenders and Brokers in Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory, North Carolina mortgage lenders include Truist BankTruist Bank1920 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.87%, First Ciitizens Bank and TrustFirst Ciitizens Bank and Trust117 4th St Nw, Hickory, NC 28601A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 7.72%, Wells Fargo Bank NAWells Fargo Bank NA200 1st Ave Nw, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.36%, Bank of America NABank of America NA205 2nd St Nw, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.14%, First Horizon BankFirst Horizon Bank1039 2nd St Ne, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.76%, Skyline National BankSkyline National Bank2900 S Nc 127 Hwy, Hickory, NC 28602A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.31%, Peoples BankPeoples Bank1333 2nd St Ne, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.98%, PNC Bank N.A.PNC Bank N.A.34 2nd St Nw, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.24%, United Bank VaUnited Bank Va11 13th Ave Ne, Hickory, NC 28601A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.15%, and State Employees' Credit UnionState Employees' Credit Union2875 16TH ST NE, HICKORY, NC 28601A-5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 14.13%. Banks, credit unions and mortgage companies are listed together, with FHA, VA and local options flagged for quick comparison.

Lenders are ranked only by the number of home loans they closed in Hickory, North Carolina in 2025, as reported under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. No lender pays for a higher spot. Lenders based in Hickory are listed first, then lenders elsewhere in North Carolina, then lenders from other states that closed loans there. Banks and credit unions carry a MonitorBankRates health grade, star rating and Texas Ratio, so you can judge how financially sound they are. Mortgage companies have no deposits to rate, so compare their loan programs, median loan and borrower reviews instead. Compare at least three lenders and ask each for a written loan estimate before you choose.

Mortgage Lenders and Brokers in Hickory, North Carolina

Market share is the lender's share of all home loans closed in Hickory, North Carolina. Approval share is approvals divided by completed applications. Grade is the MonitorBankRates Health and Safety Grade, available for banks and credit unions only. Average loan is the lender's mean loan amount here.

LenderProgramsLoans closedMarket shareApproval shareAverage loanView
★ 1 stars, 1 review
4 offices in Hickory
1920 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.87%
Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo, HELOC 28
+44 HELOCs
2.4% 93.3% $362,142 View
2 offices in Hickory
117 4th St Nw, Hickory, NC 28601
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 7.72%
Conventional, Jumbo, HELOC 23
+33 HELOCs
2% 88.5% $328,478 View
2 offices in Hickory
200 1st Ave Nw, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.36%
Conventional 12 1% 92.3% $252,500 View
1 office in Hickory
205 2nd St Nw, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.14%
Conventional, HELOC 9
+19 HELOCs
0.8% 81.8% $231,666 View
★ 5 stars, 1 review
2 offices in Hickory
1039 2nd St Ne, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.76%
Conventional, HELOC 8
+9 HELOCs
0.7% 88.9% $218,750 View
2 offices in Hickory
2900 S Nc 127 Hwy, Hickory, NC 28602
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.31%
Conventional 8 0.7% 100% $161,250 View
3 offices in Hickory
1333 2nd St Ne, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.98%
Conventional, Jumbo, HELOC 6
+30 HELOCs
0.5% 100% $400,000 View
★ 1.7 stars, 3 reviews
1 office in Hickory
34 2nd St Nw, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.24%
Conventional, HELOC 2
+3 HELOCs
0.2% 100% $375,000 View
1 office in Hickory
11 13th Ave Ne, Hickory, NC 28601
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.15%
Conventional, HELOC 1
+2 HELOCs
0.1% 50% $185,000 View
2875 16TH ST NE, HICKORY, NC 28601
A-5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 14.13%
Conventional, Jumbo, HELOC 109
+87 HELOCs
9.4% 88.7% $267,110 View
102 1st Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601 6207
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.76%
Conventional 7 0.6% 100% $133,571 View
8334 Pineville Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.85%
Conventional, HELOC 6
+1 HELOCs
0.5% 66.7% $268,333 View
104 NC 54 Ste KK, Carrboro, NC 27510
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 6.08%
Conventional 6 0.5% 100% $196,666 View
1007 Beaver Creek Commons Dr, Apex, NC 27502
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.68%
Conventional 5 0.4% 71.4% $225,000 View
1055 E Dixie Dr, Asheboro, NC 27203
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 6.43%
Conventional, HELOC 3
+3 HELOCs
0.3% 33.3% $65,000 View
303 S Salem St, Apex, NC 27502
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.62%
Conventional, Jumbo, HELOC 3
+2 HELOCs
0.3% 100% $625,000 View
1121 Moncure Place, Apex, NC 27523
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.22%
Conventional, Jumbo, HELOC 3
+1 HELOCs
0.3% 100% $708,333 View
128 Yadkin Valley Rd, Advance, NC 27006
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.25%
Conventional, HELOC 2
+2 HELOCs
0.2% 100% $80,000 View
732 Main St, Andrews, NC 28901
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.97%
Conventional, FHA, HELOC 2
+1 HELOCs
0.2% 100% $295,000 View
148 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC 28801 1923
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 9.56%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $305,000 View
3768 Nc 16, Denver, NC 28037
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.20%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $135,000 View
355 US Highway 70 SW, Hickory, NC 28602 5018
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.00%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $110,000 View
192 Airport Rd, Arden, NC 28704
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.53%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $285,000 View
105 S Sandhills Blvd, Aberdeen, NC 28315
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.94%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $125,000 View
3020 S NC 127 Hwy, Hickory, NC 28602
F1.0 ★Texas Ratio: 75.00%
Conventional, HELOC 1
+6 HELOCs
0.1% 100% $265,000 View
Olive Chapel Village #131, Apex, NC 27502
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.34%
Conventional, HELOC 1
+2 HELOCs
0.1% 50% $285,000
335 New Leicester Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.71%
Conventional, HELOC 1
+1 HELOCs
0.1% 100% $655,000 View
103 N 2nd St, Albemarle, NC 28001
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.04%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $555,000 View
★ 4 stars, 1 review
6805 Carnegie Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28211
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.82%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $125,000 View
★ 5 stars, 1 review
192 E Woodrow Ave, Belmont, NC 28012
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.27%
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a View
Cardinal Financial Company, Li
Conventional, FHA 10 0.9% 73.3% $172,000
A4.6 ★Texas Ratio: 4.64%
Conventional 5 0.4% 100% $259,000 View
American Security Mortgage Cor
Conventional 5 0.4% 100% $307,000
Deephaven Mortgage LLC
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $200,000
Goprime Mortgage, Inc.
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $155,000
Piedmont Advantage Credit Unio
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $55,000
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 8.00%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $465,000 View
Rocket Mortgage
Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo 124 10.6% 82.6% $214,354
DHI Mortgage Company, LTD.
Conventional, FHA, VA 87 7.5% 92.6% $296,609
Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA 85 7.3% 98.8% $182,058
United Wholesale Mortgage
Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo, HELOC 46
+3 HELOCs
3.9% 87% $336,521
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
Conventional, FHA, VA, HELOC 42
+1 HELOCs
3.6% 97.7% $284,523
Movement Mortgage, LLC
Conventional, FHA, VA, HELOC 35
+2 HELOCs
3% 100% $212,714
Fairway Independent Mort Corp
Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo, HELOC 33
+1 HELOCs
2.8% 91.9% $236,515
loanDepot.com LLC
Conventional, FHA, VA, HELOC 32
+5 HELOCs
2.7% 84.2% $274,062
ALCOVA Mortgage, LLC
Conventional, FHA, USDA 26 2.2% 93.8% $167,692
Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd.
Conventional, FHA, VA 26 2.2% 100% $199,230
Nvr Mortgage Finance, Inc.
Conventional, FHA, VA 25 2.1% 80.6% $201,400
Guild Mortgage Company
Conventional, FHA, VA 19 1.6% 96.2% $247,631
Mortgage Research Center
VA 19 1.6% 83.3% $277,631
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
FHA, VA 15 1.3% 89.5% $285,666
Pennymac Loan Services LLC
Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo 13 1.1% 88.2% $298,846
Nationstar Mortgage
Conventional, FHA, Jumbo 13 1.1% 86.7% $248,076
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 8.14%
Conventional, VA, HELOC 10
+3 HELOCs
0.9% 71.4% $243,000
Newrez LLC
Conventional, FHA, VA 9 0.8% 75% $235,000
New American Funding, LLC.
Conventional, FHA 9 0.8% 90% $240,555
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 13.21%
Conventional, FHA, VA 8 0.7% 88.9% $246,250 View
Amerisave Mortgage Company
Conventional, FHA, VA 7 0.6% 38.9% $259,285
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC
Conventional, FHA 6 0.5% 100% $116,666
Mortgage Assurance Inc
Conventional 6 0.5% 100% $280,000
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage
Conventional, FHA 6 0.5% 85.7% $238,333
Reliance First Capital, LLC
Conventional, FHA 6 0.5% 100% $175,000
The Loan Store, Inc
Conventional, HELOC 5
+1 HELOCs
0.4% 100% $221,000
Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC
Conventional, FHA, VA 5 0.4% 100% $301,000
Primelending
Conventional, FHA 5 0.4% 100% $227,000
Primary Residential Mortgage, INC.
Conventional, FHA 5 0.4% 62.5% $209,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 0.51%
Conventional 5 0.4% 83.3% $163,000 View
Spring Eq, LLC
Conventional, HELOC 4
+2 HELOCs
0.3% 80% $87,500
Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
Conventional, VA 4 0.3% 50% $355,000
Securitynational Mortgage Company
Conventional, FHA 4 0.3% 100% $290,000
B-3.5 ★Texas Ratio: 6.80%
Conventional, VA 4 0.3% 57.1% $232,500 View
Lower, LLC
Conventional, VA 4 0.3% 100% $235,000
Carrington Mortgage Services LLC
Conventional, FHA 4 0.3% 66.7% $180,000
Goodleap, LLC
Conventional, FHA, HELOC 3
+1 HELOCs
0.3% 83.3% $171,666
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.15%
Conventional, HELOC 3
+1 HELOCs
0.3% 100% $218,333 View
EMM Loans LLC
Conventional, VA 3 0.3% 100% $255,000
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Conventional, FHA, VA 3 0.3% 100% $301,666
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC
FHA 3 0.3% 100% $171,666
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.72%
Conventional 3 0.3% 100% $228,333 View
Discover Bank
Conventional 3 0.3% 30% $58,333
Click n' Close, Inc.
Conventional, FHA 3 0.3% 100% $265,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.20%
Conventional, FHA, VA 3 0.3% 100% $315,000 View
Zillow Home Loans, LLC
Conventional, FHA 3 0.3% 100% $265,000
Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc
Conventional, FHA 3 0.3% 100% $171,666
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 13.21%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $315,000 View
Royal United Mortgage LLC
Conventional 2 0.2% 50% $65,000
Canopy Mortgage, LLC
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $260,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.11%
Conventional, FHA 2 0.2% 66.7% $270,000 View
B+4.8 ★Texas Ratio: 17.16%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $115,000 View
AdvantageFirst Lending Inc
Conventional, FHA 2 0.2% 100% $215,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.21%
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $575,000 View
Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc
FHA 2 0.2% 100% $185,000
New Day Financial, LLC.
VA 2 0.2% 100% $225,000
Resource Financial Services, Inc.
FHA 2 0.2% 100% $245,000
Milend, Inc
FHA 2 0.2% 66.7% $155,000
Towne Mortgage Company
FHA 2 0.2% 100% $220,000
Mortgage Solutions of Colorado
VA 2 0.2% 66.7% $525,000
Summit Mortgage Corporation
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $130,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.58%
Conventional 2 0.2% 66.7% $210,000
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Conventional 2 0.2% 100% $410,000
Top Flite Financial, Inc.
Conventional, FHA 2 0.2% 66.7% $255,000
HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc
FHA, HELOC 1
+2 HELOCs
0.1% 100% $385,000
Allied Mortgage Group, Inc
FHA, HELOC 1
+1 HELOCs
0.1% 100% $245,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.19%
Conventional, HELOC 1
+1 HELOCs
0.1% 100% $265,000 View
Union Home Mortgage Corp.
VA, HELOC 1
+1 HELOCs
0.1% 100% $185,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.11%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $405,000 View
Alameda Mortgage Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $205,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.32%
Conventional, Jumbo 1 0.1% 100% $925,000 View
American Financial Resources LLC
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $275,000
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 11.06%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $355,000 View
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 0.14%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $375,000 View
Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $165,000
Success Lending, LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $235,000
NOVA Financial & Investment Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $465,000
Sage Home Loans Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 33.3% $225,000
Kind Lending, LLC
VA 1 0.1% 100% $315,000
Norwich Commercial Group Inc
VA 1 0.1% 100% $295,000
Howard Hanna Financial Services, Inc
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $205,000
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $295,000
Triad Financial Services, Inc.
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $195,000
PHH Mortgage Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $115,000
Filo Mortgage, LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $245,000
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 13.85%
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $365,000 View
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.05%
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $175,000 View
Credit Union Mortgage Associat
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $95,000
Flexpoint, Inc.
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $215,000
American Financing Corporation
FHA 1 0.1% 40% $215,000
ClearPath Lending
VA 1 0.1% 100% $295,000
Strong Home Mortgage, LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $645,000
Kwik Mortgage Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $275,000
Legend Lending Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $165,000
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc.
VA 1 0.1% 100% $285,000
Calcon Mutual Mortgage LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $145,000
Nfm, Inc
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $275,000
Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Company
VA 1 0.1% 100% $255,000
CityWorth Mortgage LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $225,000
Suncoast Credit Union
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $285,000
Planet Home Lending, LLC
VA 1 0.1% 50% $205,000
Provident Funding Associates
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $435,000
T2 Financial LLC
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $205,000
Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC
VA 1 0.1% 100% $335,000
American Pacific Mortgage Corporation
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $145,000
Andrew Johnson Bank
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $705,000
Radius Financial Group Inc
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $305,000
V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc.
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $315,000
RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $245,000
Citadel Servicing Corporation
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $105,000
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $365,000
A4.8 ★Texas Ratio: 2.45%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $515,000 View
Mortgage Investors Group
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $335,000
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.32%
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $265,000 View
B+4.8 ★Texas Ratio: 16.98%
VA 1 0.1% 50% $525,000 View
21St Mortgage
Conventional 1 0.1% 25% $75,000
Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $265,000
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc
Conventional 1 0.1% 2.8% $145,000
A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 9.09%
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $195,000 View
Loan Simple, Inc.
FHA 1 0.1% 100% $215,000
Village Capital & Investment
FHA 1 0.1% 75% $205,000
American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company
Conventional 1 0.1% 100% $95,000
Figure Lending LLC
HELOC 0
+5 HELOCs
0% n/a
B4.5 ★Texas Ratio: 20.96%
HELOC 0
+5 HELOCs
0% n/a View
Lendage, LLC dba Achieve Loans
HELOC 0
+3 HELOCs
0% n/a
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.44%
HELOC 0
+2 HELOCs
0% n/a View
Corning Credit Union
HELOC 0
+2 HELOCs
0% 100%
Sharonview Federal CU
HELOC 0
+2 HELOCs
0% n/a
American Airlines Federal Cred
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a
Liberty Federal Credit Union
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a
Freedom First Federal Credit Union
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a
A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.32%
HELOC 0
+1 HELOCs
0% n/a View
Lender counts and market shares come from 2025 federal HMDA loan data, the public record of mortgage applications and closings. Health grades: MonitorBankRates, rates as of Oct 7, 2026.

Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Brokers Near Me in Hickory, North Carolina

Looking for mortgage lenders near me or mortgage brokers near me in Hickory? The list below shows the banks, credit unions and mortgage brokers that closed home loans in Hickory in 2025, with lenders based there listed first.

Types of Mortgage Lenders in Hickory, NC

Use these to narrow the list above. Each category shows how many Hickory, NC lenders fit and what that kind of lender is usually best for.

Who Lends in Hickory, NC

Independent mortgage companies closed 71.8 percent of home loans in Hickory, North Carolina in 2025, banks 15.2 percent and credit unions 13 percent. Cardinal Financial Company, Li was the largest mortgage company, Truist Bank the largest bank and State Employees' Credit Union the largest credit union. Among lenders headquartered in North Carolina, Truist Bank led with 28 loans.

71.8%
Mortgage companies
15.2%
Banks
13%
Credit unions
22%
FHA loans
9%
VA loans

How to Read This List

A high approval share with a small median loan usually points to a lender comfortable with first time and FHA borrowers. A large median loan with conventional and jumbo programs points to a move up and jumbo specialist. The health grade says whether a bank or credit union is financially sound; it says nothing about service, which is what the reviews below are for.

An attorney must handle the closing in North Carolina. State excise (transfer) tax of $1 per $500 of price, customarily paid by the seller, plus an additional 1 percent land transfer tax in seven northeastern counties (Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Washington); no mortgage recording tax.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mortgage Lenders in Hickory, NC

Who is the largest mortgage lender in Hickory, NC?

By home loans closed in 2025, Truist Bank was the largest mortgage lender in Hickory, North Carolina with 28 loans, about 2.4 percent of the market. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.

Which mortgage lenders in Hickory, NC have the highest approval rates?

Among lenders with meaningful volume in Hickory, North Carolina, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group approved the highest share of completed applications in 2025 at 98.8 percent, against a 85.2 percent average for all lenders. Approval share reflects the applicants a lender attracts as much as its underwriting, so compare it alongside loan programs and median loan size. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.

Which Hickory, NC mortgage lenders offer FHA, VA and USDA loans?

62 lenders closed FHA loans in Hickory, North Carolina in 2025, led by DHI Mortgage Company, LTD. with 39. 37 lenders closed VA loans, led by Mortgage Research Center, and 2 closed USDA rural loans. Use the FHA and VA filters above the table to see only those lenders; FHA loans allow 3.5 percent down and lower credit scores, VA loans need no down payment for eligible veterans. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.

Are credit unions and local banks included in this Hickory, NC lender list?

Yes. 45 banks and 22 credit unions closed home loans in Hickory, North Carolina in 2025, alongside 104 independent mortgage companies and brokers. Banks and credit unions carry a MonitorBankRates health grade. Mortgage companies are not deposit institutions, so they have no health grade; their HMDA figures and borrower reviews stand in. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.

How are mortgage lenders in Hickory, NC ranked on this page?

Lenders are ranked only by the number of home loans they closed in Hickory, North Carolina during 2025 as reported under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. No lender pays to be listed or to rank higher, and reviews do not change the order. Counts cover first and second lien loans on one to four unit homes for purchase, refinance and home improvement; home equity lines are counted separately.

Methodology and Sources

Lender rankings use the loan level records that lenders file under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, published by the FFIEC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the 2025 reporting year. Counts include originated first and subordinate lien loans on one to four unit homes in Hickory, North Carolina for purchase, refinance and other purposes; home equity lines of credit are counted separately and reverse mortgages and business purpose loans are excluded. Approval share is originations plus approved but not accepted applications divided by all completed applications (withdrawn and incomplete files are excluded). Lender type comes from the lender's federal regulator and the FFIEC National Information Center. City figures use the Census tracts that make up Hickory. Health grades are MonitorBankRates data and are current as of the date shown. Lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds do not appear. MonitorBankRates receives no payment for placement on this page. Last updated October 8, 2026.