Bank of America · South Carolina · 2025

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

Bank of America took 5,009 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #10 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.3% of them and denied 33.1% (43.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

5.0kApplicationsin SC
43.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.24%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$570MVolume45 counties

Bank of America in South Carolina vs the state

33.1%Denial rate+14.83 pts vs state
43.5%Decision denial rate+20.00 pts vs state
42.3%Origination rate-14.31 pts vs state
6.24%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
1.67Rate spread (pts)+1.45 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
2,119Loans originated
1,660Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,9492,28445.5%7.24%#4
20245,1782,11636.0%6.99%#7
20255,0092,11933.1%6.24%#10

What Bank of America lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,028 21% · 16.1% denied
Refinance 619 12% · 27.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 2% · 16.9% denied
Home improvement 2,015 40% · 40.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,270 25% · 39.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,966 99% · 33.2% denied
FHA 37 1% · 21.6% denied
VA 6 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 864 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 528 32%
Collateral 165 10%
Unverifiable information 49 3%
Other 40 2%
Insufficient cash 9 1%
Employment history 5 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 655307183 27.9%
Greenville County 614233228 37.1%
Horry County 534215186 34.8%
York County 41023577 18.8%
Richland County 387176126 32.6%
Spartanburg County 321120125 38.9%
Beaufort County 32013480 25.0%
Lexington County 27611298 35.5%
Berkeley County 1947284 43.3%
Lancaster County 1879058 31.0%

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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 4,52411.3%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Carolina: 5,009 applications in 2025, of which 2,119 were originated and 1,660 denied.

33.1% of all applications, or 43.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.24%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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