Finance of America Reverse · South Carolina · 2025

Finance of America Reverse in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Finance of America Reverse took 222 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #176 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.9% of them and denied 9.9% (12.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

222Applicationsin SC
12.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$36MVolume34 counties

Finance of America Reverse in South Carolina vs the state

9.9%Denial rate-8.40 pts vs state
12.4%Decision denial rate-11.04 pts vs state
68.9%Origination rate+12.31 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$32kMedian applicant income
153Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318212415.4%7.68%#176
20242011379.0%7.14%#172
20252221539.9%6.50%#176

What Finance of America Reverse lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 5% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 126 57% · 11.9% denied
Home improvement 5 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 80 36% · 8.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 61 27% · 13.1% denied
FHA 161 73% · 8.7% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 5 23%
Insufficient cash 5 23%
Other 5 23%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 18%
Credit history 2 9%
Unverifiable information 1 5%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Finance of America Reverse applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 39291 2.6%
Horry County 32214 12.5%
Greenville County 23162 8.7%
Beaufort County 19171 5.3%
Richland County 1273 25.0%
Florence County 961 11.1%
Dorchester County 843 37.5%
Spartanburg County 861 12.5%
York County 850 0.0%
Aiken County 770 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: 222 applications in 2025, of which 153 were originated and 22 denied.

9.9% of all applications, or 12.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Finance of America Reverse'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