Fifth Third Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 1,460 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #43 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.1% of them and denied 19.3% (24.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.5kApplicationsin SC
24.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$300,000Median loanstate $225,000
$437MVolume37 counties

Fifth Third Bank in South Carolina vs the state

19.3%Denial rate+0.94 pts vs state
24.1%Decision denial rate+0.65 pts vs state
59.1%Origination rate+2.50 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
863Loans originated
281Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202361638318.8%6.99%#73
202498359617.6%6.63%#52
20251,46086319.3%6.50%#43

What Fifth Third Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 712 49% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 182 12% · 13.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 3% · 11.4% denied
Home improvement 319 22% · 37.0% denied
Other / HELOC 203 14% · 40.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,364 93% · 19.7% denied
FHA 47 3% · 23.4% denied
VA 47 3% · 2.1% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 111 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 67 24%
Collateral 44 16%
Other 29 10%
Incomplete application 14 5%
Unverifiable information 10 4%
Employment history 5 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 44129152 11.8%
Greenville County 21511946 21.4%
Berkeley County 16611626 15.7%
York County 955616 16.8%
Lancaster County 853632 37.6%
Spartanburg County 683218 26.5%
Dorchester County 653816 24.6%
Beaufort County 583013 22.4%
Horry County 422610 23.8%
Anderson County 38245 13.2%

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: 1,460 applications in 2025, of which 863 were originated and 281 denied.

19.3% of all applications, or 24.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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