First American Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

First American Bank took 12 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #513 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 33.3% (40.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

12Applicationsin SC
40.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.4MVolume6 counties

First American Bank in South Carolina vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+15.02 pts vs state
40.0%Decision denial rate+16.53 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-6.61 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314842.9%8.50%#478
202412258.3%8.50%#500
202512633.3%7.25%#513

What First American Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 25% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 33% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 25% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 100% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 75%
Collateral 1 25%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Beaufort County 532 40.0%
Charleston County 302 66.7%
Lancaster County 110 0.0%
Jasper County 110 0.0%
Pickens County 100 0.0%
Anderson 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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 4 denied.

33.3% of all applications, or 40.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First American 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