Citibank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Citibank took 159 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #202 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.1% of them and denied 13.8% (25.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

159Applicationsin SC
25.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$102MVolume29 counties

Citibank in South Carolina vs the state

13.8%Denial rate-4.47 pts vs state
25.9%Decision denial rate+2.41 pts vs state
37.1%Origination rate-19.50 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.43 pts vs state
$176kMedian applicant income
59Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023132765.3%5.88%#211
20241437111.2%6.38%#201
20251595913.8%6.25%#202

What Citibank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 66 42% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 14 9% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 7% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 28 18% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 40 25% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 155 97% · 14.2% denied
FHA 3 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 11 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 27%
Collateral 2 9%
Other 2 9%
Unverifiable information 1 5%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Citibank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 33152 6.1%
Greenville County 1470 0.0%
Beaufort County 1371 7.7%
York County 1142 18.2%
Horry County 1131 9.1%
Richland County 1041 10.0%
Dorchester County 1022 20.0%
Berkeley County 750 0.0%
Anderson County 721 14.3%
Sumter County 610 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: 159 applications in 2025, of which 59 were originated and 22 denied.

13.8% of all applications, or 25.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Citibank'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