Consumer Real Estate Finance · South Carolina · 2025

Consumer Real Estate Finance in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Consumer Real Estate Finance took 63 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #312 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 33.3% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

63Applicationsin SC
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$6.2MVolume21 counties

Consumer Real Estate Finance in South Carolina vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+15.02 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+14.03 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate-1.05 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
1.11Rate spread (pts)+0.89 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
35Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023864416.3%6.75%#249
2024552325.5%7.13%#309
2025633533.3%6.99%#312

What Consumer Real Estate Finance lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 43 68% · 32.6% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 19 30% · 36.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 21% · 30.8% denied
FHA 35 56% · 42.9% denied
VA 2 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 13 21% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 8 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 19%
Incomplete application 2 10%
Unverifiable information 2 10%
Other 2 10%
Insufficient cash 2 10%
Credit history 1 5%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Consumer Real Estate Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Spartanburg County 953 33.3%
Richland County 907 77.8%
Lexington County 633 50.0%
Horry County 412 50.0%
Chesterfield County 330 0.0%
Aiken County 330 0.0%
Newberry County 321 33.3%
Chester County 321 33.3%
Pickens County 220 0.0%
Cherokee County 202 100.0%

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: 63 applications in 2025, of which 35 were originated and 21 denied.

33.3% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Consumer Real Estate Finance originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Consumer Real Estate Finance'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