Mortgage lending in Transylvania County
768 mortgages were originated in Transylvania 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
- 768
- Median rate
- 6.624%
- Median lender fees
- $5,578
- Median loan amount
- $265,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.152
- Paid discount points
- 27.5%
- Received lender credits
- 19.1%
- Purchases / refinances
- 45.7% / 31.3%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 88.5% / 6% / 5.2%
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 Transylvania County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Community Bank | 77 | — | 6.500% |
| First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | 66 | — | 6.490% |
| STATE EMPLOYEES' | 59 | — | 6.250% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 57 | $5,690 | 6.990% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $265,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Transylvania County — not a rule of thumb.
From 512 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