Bank of the Lowcountry · South Carolina · 2025

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

Bank of the Lowcountry took 121 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #236 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 93.4% of them and denied 6.6% (6.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

121Applicationsin SC
6.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$38MVolume12 counties

Bank of the Lowcountry in South Carolina vs the state

6.6%Denial rate-11.70 pts vs state
6.6%Decision denial rate-16.86 pts vs state
93.4%Origination rate+36.78 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$140kMedian applicant income
113Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023104983.9%#228
202495902.1%#251
20251211136.6%#236

What Bank of the Lowcountry lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 60 50% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 42 35% · 4.8% denied
Home improvement 7 6% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 12 10% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 121 100% · 6.6% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 7 88%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 13%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Bank of the Lowcountry applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Colleton County 57525 8.8%
Charleston County 23230 0.0%
Beaufort County 13112 15.4%
Dorchester County 761 14.3%
Jasper County 660 0.0%
Hampton County 440 0.0%
Berkeley County 440 0.0%
Bamberg County 330 0.0%
Allendale County 110 0.0%
Newberry 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: 121 applications in 2025, of which 113 were originated and 8 denied.

6.6% of all applications, or 6.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Bank of the Lowcountry'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