Champions Funding · South Carolina · 2025

Champions Funding in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Champions Funding took 291 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #142 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 20.3% (24.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

291Applicationsin SC
24.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$54MVolume23 counties

Champions Funding in South Carolina vs the state

20.3%Denial rate+1.96 pts vs state
24.5%Decision denial rate+1.01 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+5.93 pts vs state
7.88%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
2.44Rate spread (pts)+2.22 pts vs state
$203kMedian applicant income
182Loans originated
59Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023592950.9%9.75%#301
20241368914.0%8.88%#205
202529118220.3%7.88%#142

What Champions Funding lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 180 62% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 24 8% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 87 30% · 31.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 291 100% · 20.3% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Other 26 44%
Incomplete application 23 39%
Insufficient cash 5 8%
Credit history 3 5%
Collateral 1 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 2%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Champions Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 77548 10.4%
Charleston County 492119 38.8%
Greenville County 27185 18.5%
Spartanburg County 25175 20.0%
York County 21134 19.0%
Richland County 17124 23.5%
Berkeley County 1594 26.7%
Anderson County 1251 8.3%
Beaufort County 871 12.5%
Lancaster County 743 42.9%

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: 291 applications in 2025, of which 182 were originated and 59 denied.

20.3% of all applications, or 24.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Champions Funding originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Champions Funding'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