Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union took 171 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #197 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.1% of them and denied 21.1% (24.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

171Applicationsin SC
24.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$23MVolume10 counties

Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

21.1%Denial rate+2.74 pts vs state
24.0%Decision denial rate+0.53 pts vs state
66.1%Origination rate+9.47 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$96kMedian applicant income
113Loans originated
36Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231429423.9%7.25%#204
202415710518.5%6.75%#192
202517111321.1%6.25%#197

What Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 58 34% · 12.1% denied
Refinance 47 27% · 25.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 66 39% · 25.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 170 99% · 20.6% denied
VA 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 33%
Credit history 9 25%
Collateral 9 25%
Incomplete application 3 8%
Employment history 2 6%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 15210330 19.7%
Florence County 632 33.3%
Georgetown County 421 25.0%
Sumter County 110 0.0%
Richland County 110 0.0%
Williamsburg County 110 0.0%
Beaufort County 101 100.0%
Charleston County 100 0.0%
Dorchester County 110 0.0%
Marion 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: 171 applications in 2025, of which 113 were originated and 36 denied.

21.1% of all applications, or 24.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union'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