Affinity · South Carolina · 2025

Affinity in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Affinity took 24 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #419 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.2% of them and denied 29.2% (35.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

24Applicationsin SC
35.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
4.90%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $225,000
$2.4MVolume12 counties

Affinity in South Carolina vs the state

29.2%Denial rate+10.86 pts vs state
35.0%Decision denial rate+11.53 pts vs state
54.2%Origination rate-2.44 pts vs state
4.90%Median rate-1.60 pts vs state
-2.30Rate spread (pts)-2.52 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323843.5%7.94%#405
20249433.3%7.87%#555
2025241329.2%4.90%#419

What Affinity lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 21% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 13 54% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 3 13% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 100% · 29.2% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%
Collateral 2 29%
Credit history 2 29%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 761 14.3%
Greenville County 421 25.0%
Georgetown County 302 66.7%
Lancaster County 210 0.0%
Beaufort County 101 100.0%
Oconee County 100 0.0%
Spartanburg County 110 0.0%
Richland County 110 0.0%
Jasper County 110 0.0%
Charleston County 101 100.0%

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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 7 denied.

29.2% of all applications, or 35.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 4.90%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Affinity'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