BMO Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 42 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #365 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 35.7% (44.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

42Applicationsin SC
44.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$17MVolume15 counties

BMO Bank in South Carolina vs the state

35.7%Denial rate+17.40 pts vs state
44.1%Decision denial rate+20.65 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-13.75 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$176kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023592927.1%6.88%#304
2024602926.7%6.88%#302
2025421835.7%7.00%#365

What BMO Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 45% · 21.1% denied
Refinance 4 10% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 9 21% · 55.6% denied
Other / HELOC 9 21% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 42 100% · 35.7% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 33%
Other 3 20%
Credit history 2 13%
Collateral 2 13%
Employment history 1 7%
Insufficient cash 1 7%
Incomplete application 1 7%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 1162 18.2%
Beaufort County 540 0.0%
Horry County 420 0.0%
Richland County 404 100.0%
York County 312 66.7%
Pickens County 312 66.7%
Dorchester County 302 66.7%
Berkeley County 211 50.0%
Anderson County 101 100.0%
McCormick County 101 100.0%

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: 42 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 15 denied.

35.7% of all applications, or 44.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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