Empeople Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

Empeople Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empeople Credit Union took 51 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #333 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 25.5% (28.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

51Applicationsin SC
28.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$5.1MVolume12 counties

Empeople Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

25.5%Denial rate+7.18 pts vs state
28.3%Decision denial rate+4.79 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate+8.10 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
-0.33Rate spread (pts)-0.55 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
33Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023482920.8%6.74%#325
2024453015.6%6.62%#338
2025513325.5%6.49%#333

What Empeople Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 29% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 8 16% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 8% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 7 14% · 42.9% denied
Other / HELOC 17 33% · 41.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 100% · 25.5% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 5 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 38%
Collateral 1 8%
Unverifiable information 1 8%
Incomplete application 1 8%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Spartanburg County 15103 20.0%
Greenville County 13112 15.4%
Aiken County 733 42.9%
York County 732 28.6%
Charleston County 202 100.0%
Anderson County 110 0.0%
Oconee County 110 0.0%
Pickens County 110 0.0%
Dorchester County 101 100.0%
Beaufort 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: 51 applications in 2025, of which 33 were originated and 13 denied.

25.5% of all applications, or 28.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople Credit Union'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