Mortgage lending in Beaufort County
906 mortgages were originated in Beaufort County, North Carolina, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 906
- Median rate
- 6.500%
- Median lender fees
- $5,091
- Median loan amount
- $185,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.169
- Paid discount points
- 29.7%
- Received lender credits
- 17.2%
- Purchases / refinances
- 48.8% / 29%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 79.9% / 9.9% / 9.5%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 66.7% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Beaufort County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATE EMPLOYEES' | 156 | $3,782 | 6.250% |
| Southern Bank and Trust Company | 82 | $6,701 | 7.000% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 66 | $5,147 | 6.813% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $185,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Beaufort County — not a rule of thumb.
From 604 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers