21st Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

21st Mortgage in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 6,510 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #4 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.5% of them and denied 48.2% (70.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

6.5kApplicationsin SC
70.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
10.41%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $225,000
$144MVolume46 counties

21st Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

48.2%Denial rate+29.85 pts vs state
70.6%Decision denial rate+47.09 pts vs state
18.5%Origination rate-38.07 pts vs state
10.41%Median rate+3.91 pts vs state
4.57Rate spread (pts)+4.35 pts vs state
$61kMedian applicant income
1,207Loans originated
3,135Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,6401,17455.2%9.85%#3
20246,9411,21248.7%10.21%#4
20256,5101,20748.2%10.41%#4

What 21st Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6,352 98% · 47.7% denied
Refinance 61 1% · 62.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 1% · 75.6% denied
Home improvement 36 1% · 72.2% denied
Other / HELOC 16 0% · 43.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,510 100% · 48.2% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 1,932 62%
Debt-to-income ratio 828 26%
Insufficient cash 138 4%
Incomplete application 137 4%
Collateral 46 1%
Other 26 1%
Unverifiable information 22 1%
Employment history 6 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Aiken County 459100230 50.1%
Horry County 43850234 53.4%
Florence County 42257228 54.0%
Lexington County 36491162 44.5%
Orangeburg County 35939225 62.7%
Berkeley County 31261160 51.3%
Anderson County 27651121 43.8%
Darlington County 25555125 49.0%
Dillon County 22138115 52.0%
Dorchester County 1843979 42.9%

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%
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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 4,52411.3%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Carolina: 6,510 applications in 2025, of which 1,207 were originated and 3,135 denied.

48.2% of all applications, or 70.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 10.41%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage'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