City Lending · South Carolina · 2025

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

City Lending took 15 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #490 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.7% of them and denied 26.7% (30.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

15Applicationsin SC
30.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.8MVolume8 counties

City Lending in South Carolina vs the state

26.7%Denial rate+8.36 pts vs state
30.8%Decision denial rate+7.30 pts vs state
46.7%Origination rate-9.94 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.16Rate spread (pts)+0.94 pts vs state
$73kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20246333.3%7.81%#622
202515726.7%7.13%#490

What City Lending lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 100% · 26.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 60% · 33.3% denied
FHA 6 40% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Incomplete application 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
York County 321 33.3%
Spartanburg County 321 33.3%
Horry County 210 0.0%
Greenville County 201 50.0%
Jasper County 200 0.0%
Charleston County 101 100.0%
Lexington County 110 0.0%
Anderson 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: 15 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 4 denied.

26.7% of all applications, or 30.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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