Bank OZK · South Carolina · 2025

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

Bank OZK took 14 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #493 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.1% of them and denied 14.3% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

14Applicationsin SC
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $225,000
$19MVolume9 counties

Bank OZK in South Carolina vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-4.02 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-3.47 pts vs state
57.1%Origination rate+0.53 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239533.3%8.00%#544
202414428.6%7.75%#482
202514814.3%7.38%#493

What Bank OZK lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 57% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 4 29% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 14% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 93% · 15.4% denied
FHA 1 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 1 50%
Credit history 1 50%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Bank OZK applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 430 0.0%
York County 312 66.7%
Darlington County 110 0.0%
Cherokee County 110 0.0%
Charleston County 100 0.0%
Lancaster County 110 0.0%
Beaufort County 110 0.0%
Richland County 100 0.0%
Horry County 100 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 2 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Bank OZK originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank OZK'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