Discover Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Discover Bank took 1,268 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #46 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.1% of them and denied 54.4% (76.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.3kApplicationsin SC
76.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
8.77%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $225,000
$17MVolume44 counties

Discover Bank in South Carolina vs the state

54.4%Denial rate+36.11 pts vs state
76.8%Decision denial rate+53.37 pts vs state
16.1%Origination rate-40.52 pts vs state
8.77%Median rate+2.27 pts vs state
2.18Rate spread (pts)+1.95 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
204Loans originated
690Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,29668444.0%9.49%#12
20244,16781048.6%8.86%#12
20251,26820454.4%8.77%#46

What Discover Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 72 6% · 44.4% denied
Refinance 171 13% · 55.0% denied
Home improvement 316 25% · 44.6% denied
Other / HELOC 709 56% · 59.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,268 100% · 54.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 336 49%
Debt-to-income ratio 110 16%
Incomplete application 101 15%
Collateral 80 12%
Other 59 9%
Unverifiable information 3 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 1511976 50.3%
Greenville County 1272579 62.2%
Charleston County 1121461 54.5%
Spartanburg County 901950 55.6%
York County 851544 51.8%
Lexington County 741045 60.8%
Dorchester County 65830 46.2%
Berkeley County 631438 60.3%
Richland County 611034 55.7%
Beaufort County 611228 45.9%

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: 1,268 applications in 2025, of which 204 were originated and 690 denied.

54.4% of all applications, or 76.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 8.77%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Discover Bank'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