Clearpath Lending · South Carolina · 2025

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

Clearpath Lending took 109 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #249 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.4% of them and denied 16.5% (20.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

109Applicationsin SC
20.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$21MVolume22 counties

Clearpath Lending in South Carolina vs the state

16.5%Denial rate-1.80 pts vs state
20.9%Decision denial rate-2.54 pts vs state
62.4%Origination rate+5.78 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.75Rate spread (pts)-0.97 pts vs state
$64kMedian applicant income
68Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023704812.9%5.75%#275
20241248316.9%5.75%#219
20251096816.5%5.75%#249

What Clearpath Lending lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 2% · 50.0% denied
Refinance 92 84% · 17.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 14% · 6.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 108 99% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Other 13 72%
Credit history 4 22%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 6%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Clearpath Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 26185 19.2%
Berkeley County 1593 20.0%
Lexington County 1273 25.0%
York County 620 0.0%
Beaufort County 520 0.0%
Spartanburg County 550 0.0%
Greenville County 521 20.0%
Cherokee County 550 0.0%
Horry County 431 25.0%
Kershaw County 430 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: 109 applications in 2025, of which 68 were originated and 18 denied.

16.5% of all applications, or 20.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Clearpath Lending originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Clearpath 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