1st Signature Lending · South Carolina · 2025

1st Signature Lending in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Signature Lending took 321 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #133 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.5% of them and denied 5.3% (8.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

321Applicationsin SC
8.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$48MVolume1 counties

1st Signature Lending in South Carolina vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-13.01 pts vs state
8.2%Decision denial rate-15.30 pts vs state
59.5%Origination rate+2.89 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$70kMedian applicant income
191Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315611210.9%6.88%#191
20242601646.2%6.50%#142
20253211915.3%5.88%#133

What 1st Signature Lending lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 304 95% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 15 5% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2 1% · 0.0% denied
FHA 252 79% · 5.2% denied
VA 49 15% · 4.1% denied
USDA / RHS 18 6% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 5 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 24%
Employment history 3 18%
Other 3 18%
Collateral 1 6%
Insufficient cash 1 6%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most 1st Signature Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chesterfield County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in South Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 13,40316.8%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 12,27240.7%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 9,23612.8%6.13%
21st MortgageF 6,51048.2%10.41%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 6,18417.4%4.99%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 5,42421.2%7.50%
First-Citizens Bank & TrustB 5,39920.9%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 5,2967.3%6.25%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,18919.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 5,00933.1%6.24%

Frequently asked questions

South Carolina: 321 applications in 2025, of which 191 were originated and 17 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 8.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans 1st Signature Lending originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Signature Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in South Carolina, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology