Encore Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Encore Bank took 7 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #586 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.7% of them and denied 14.3% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

7Applicationsin SC
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.9MVolume5 counties

Encore Bank in South Carolina vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-4.02 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-9.18 pts vs state
85.7%Origination rate+29.10 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.19 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316130.0%5.75%#451
2024650.0%5.99%#616
20257614.3%6.69%#586

What Encore Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 71% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 1 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 71% · 0.0% denied
FHA 1 14% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 14% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Encore Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 321 33.3%
Richland County 110 0.0%
Greenwood County 110 0.0%
Beaufort County 110 0.0%
Charleston 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: 7 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Encore Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Encore 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