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What people paid for mortgages in Durham County, NC (2025)

Across 3,560 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Durham was 6.25%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 5.775% and 6.625%. Median total loan costs ran $4,917 on a median loan of $355,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.

Home purchase

Median rate
6.25%
Middle half of rates
5.775%6.625%
Median total loan costs
$4,917
Median loan amount
$355,000

3,560 loans, 2025.

Refinance

Median rate
6.125%
Middle half of rates
5.75%6.625%
Median total loan costs
$5,851
Median loan amount
$315,000

1,178 loans, 2025.

Lowest median rates in Durham (2025)

The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.

Home purchase

  1. 1.LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC4.99%207 loans, median costs $1,191
  2. 2.VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C.4.99%70 loans, median costs $8,622
  3. 3.PULTE MORTGAGE LLC5.25%196 loans, median costs $2,718
  4. 4.STATE EMPLOYEES'5.825%269 loans, median costs $4,860
  5. 5.First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company5.95%71 loans, median costs $5,146

Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Durham County in 2025.

Refinance

  1. 1.STATE EMPLOYEES'5.5%108 loans, median costs $3,153
  2. 2.PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC5.875%48 loans, median costs $9,348
  3. 3.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.886%131 loans, median costs $7,108
  4. 4.Loandepot.Com, LLC5.99%31 loans, median costs $9,655
  5. 5.Truist Bank6.09%35 loans, median costs $3,325

Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Durham County in 2025.

Lender by lender in Durham

Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Durham County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.

#LenderLoansMedian rateMedian total costsMedian originationMedian points
1STATE EMPLOYEES'2695.825%$4,860$2,500n/a
2LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC2074.99%$1,191$1,190$3,023
3PULTE MORTGAGE LLC1965.25%$2,718$0$7,723
4CORPORATE INVESTORS MORTGAGE GROUP, INC1766.49%$7,944$4,970$4,508
5Rocket Mortgage, LLC1626.375%$5,014$2,136$2,088
6UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only1306.5%$6,416$3,383$2,901
7MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC1096.562%$4,750$1,745$2,529
8JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association1026.375%$4,029$1,560$3,268
9American Security Mortgage Corp.926.188%$6,452$2,029$7,346
10Truist Bank786.25%$4,449$1,400$1,305
11First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company715.95%$5,146$1,507$1,065
12VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C.704.99%$8,622$1,395$1,473
13ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC646.5%$5,191$2,240$2,612
14VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.605.99%$7,622$4,502$9,660
15Navy Federal Credit Union606.125%$3,229$0$3,262
16Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC606.625%$4,691$1,636$1,000
17NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc.575.99%$6,696$4,410$10,917
18KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC565.99%$8,273$1,225$7,219
19COASTAL Federal Credit Union546.438%$3,921$1,250$1,398
20CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.536.625%$7,358$3,381$3,361
21Wells Fargo Bank, National Association476.25%$4,374$2,013$2,711
22First Heritage Mortgage, LLC426.5%$5,104$1,440$1,247
23Bank of America, National Association416.125%$4,078$1,485$2,691
24UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.376.375%$7,424$3,065$1,369
25First National Bank of Pennsylvania376.25%$6,005$3,049$2,625
26Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation366.625%$5,634$2,850$2,110
27PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC366.437%$6,128$2,964$2,624
28Tripointe Connect, LLC346.625%$4,781$1,490$5,478
29NFM, INC.305.995%$8,681$5,319$4,257
30Mortgage Research Center, LLC296.25%$4,946$2,401$1,080
31Ameris Bank266.495%$4,392$1,575$1,278
32PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.236.375%$3,818$1,125$406
33Towne Bank226.25%$5,313$2,283$3,947
34Pinnacle Bank226.25%$3,954$1,195$5,604
35Fifth Third Bank, National Association226.5%$3,844$1,295$680
36DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.194.99%$2,606$0$1,194
37THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only186.375%$8,199$5,051$1,347
38Broker Solutions, Inc.186.625%$6,825$2,789$1,811
39ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.186.5%$6,928$3,148$1,999
40VISION LENDING SERVICES, LLC176.75%$6,754$2,924$4,738

What these numbers are, and are not

Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.

The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.

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Common questions

What mortgage rate did people get in Durham County in 2025?

The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Durham County, North Carolina in 2025 was 6.25%, across 3,560 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 5.775% and 6.625%.

Is this a rate I can get today?

No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.

Why do lenders in the table show different rates?

Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.

Where do these numbers come from?

The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.