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Mortgage lending in Gaston County

7,009 mortgages were originated in Gaston 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
7,009
Median rate
6.500%
Median lender fees
$5,675
Median loan amount
$245,000
Median spread over APOR
0.198
Paid discount points
42%
Received lender credits
22.7%
Purchases / refinances
55.7% / 29.1%
Conventional / FHA / VA
71.8% / 19.6% / 8%

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 73.3% 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 Gaston County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 574 $5,661 6.625%
STATE EMPLOYEES' 487 $4,644 6.250%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 398 $8,532 6.125%
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 262 $7,103 6.625%
Loandepot.Com, LLC 215 $9,337 5.625%
Truist Bank 210 $4,179 6.750%
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 189 $900 5.375%
Truliant Federal Credit Union 179 7.250%
Bank of America, National Association 158 $3,538 6.240%
American Security Mortgage Corp. 150 $4,990 6.500%

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $245,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Gaston County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$5,513
Cheaper quarter, under
$3,725
Dearer quarter, over
$9,178

From 5,135 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

Statewide, the median was 6.500% on rate and $5,316 on lender fees across 281,159 loans. See all of North Carolina.