Emm Loans · South Carolina · 2025

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

Emm Loans took 270 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #151 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 5.9% (7.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

270Applicationsin SC
7.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$63MVolume20 counties

Emm Loans in South Carolina vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-12.38 pts vs state
7.2%Decision denial rate-16.30 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+15.61 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$113kMedian applicant income
195Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231761242.8%6.99%#179
20241661233.0%6.99%#185
20252701955.9%6.75%#151

What Emm Loans lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 206 76% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 64 24% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 178 66% · 1.1% denied
FHA 75 28% · 16.0% denied
VA 17 6% · 11.8% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Other 6 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 19%
Collateral 3 19%
Credit history 2 13%
Unverifiable information 1 6%
Incomplete application 1 6%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Emm Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 130918 6.2%
Beaufort County 93813 3.2%
Georgetown County 741 14.3%
Charleston County 741 14.3%
Jasper County 540 0.0%
Greenville County 510 0.0%
Spartanburg County 401 25.0%
Richland County 321 33.3%
Sumter County 200 0.0%
Lexington County 210 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: 270 applications in 2025, of which 195 were originated and 16 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 7.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Emm Loans originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Emm Loans'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