Armed Forces Bank · South Carolina · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 46 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #356 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.8% of them and denied 19.6% (28.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

46Applicationsin SC
28.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$405,000Median loanstate $225,000
$12MVolume16 counties

Armed Forces Bank in South Carolina vs the state

19.6%Denial rate+1.26 pts vs state
28.1%Decision denial rate+4.66 pts vs state
47.8%Origination rate-8.78 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.57Rate spread (pts)-0.78 pts vs state
$143kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023321412.5%6.19%#368
2024392218.0%6.06%#359
2025462219.6%5.75%#356

What Armed Forces Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 48% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 11 24% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 9% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 20% · 77.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2 4% · 0.0% denied
FHA 1 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 43 93% · 20.9% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 4 44%
Credit history 3 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%
Employment history 1 11%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 924 44.4%
Dorchester County 841 12.5%
Horry County 620 0.0%
Berkeley County 512 40.0%
Beaufort County 320 0.0%
Florence County 211 50.0%
Kershaw County 220 0.0%
Lexington County 220 0.0%
Spartanburg County 200 0.0%
Charleston 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: 46 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 9 denied.

19.6% of all applications, or 28.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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