Axos Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Axos Bank took 24 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #422 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 25.0% of them and denied 25.0% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

24Applicationsin SC
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$290,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.9MVolume11 counties

Axos Bank in South Carolina vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+6.69 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+26.53 pts vs state
25.0%Origination rate-31.61 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.52 pts vs state
$196kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023361413.9%6.63%#359
2024261223.1%6.81%#415
202524625.0%6.38%#422

What Axos Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 21% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 42% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 13% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 3 13% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 3 13% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 96% · 26.1% denied
VA 1 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 83%
Unverifiable information 1 17%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Axos Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 612 33.3%
Beaufort County 401 25.0%
Richland County 412 50.0%
Jasper County 201 50.0%
Horry County 200 0.0%
Darlington County 110 0.0%
Aiken County 100 0.0%
Dorchester County 110 0.0%
Lancaster County 110 0.0%
Georgetown 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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 6 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Axos Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Axos 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