First Colony Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

First Colony Mortgage in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Colony Mortgage took 45 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #359 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 4.4% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

45Applicationsin SC
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume11 counties

First Colony Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-13.87 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-18.21 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+10.06 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
30Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312916.7%7.25%#503
202451407.8%6.56%#319
202545304.4%6.50%#359

What First Colony Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 64% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 5 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 24% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 80% · 5.6% denied
FHA 5 11% · 0.0% denied
VA 4 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Collateral 1 50%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 16101 6.3%
Greenville County 960 0.0%
Beaufort County 741 14.3%
York County 420 0.0%
Georgetown County 320 0.0%
Union County 110 0.0%
Pickens County 110 0.0%
Spartanburg County 110 0.0%
Anderson County 110 0.0%
Aiken 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: 45 applications in 2025, of which 30 were originated and 2 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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