First Community Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

First Community Bank took 575 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #89 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.2% of them and denied 4.0% (4.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

575Applicationsin SC
4.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.70%Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$170MVolume36 counties

First Community Bank in South Carolina vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-14.31 pts vs state
4.6%Decision denial rate-18.86 pts vs state
81.2%Origination rate+24.61 pts vs state
6.70%Median rate+0.20 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
467Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235133957.4%6.50%#88
20244803743.3%6.88%#91
20255754674.0%6.70%#89

What First Community Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 483 84% · 3.1% denied
Refinance 46 8% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 4% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 8 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 16 3% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 462 80% · 3.0% denied
FHA 92 16% · 8.7% denied
VA 16 3% · 6.3% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 8 35%
Credit history 7 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 26%
Other 2 9%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lexington County 1421192 1.4%
Richland County 103805 4.9%
Greenville County 56501 1.8%
Newberry County 29270 0.0%
Anderson County 28251 3.6%
Spartanburg County 23181 4.3%
Aiken County 23182 8.7%
Pickens County 22201 4.5%
York County 16113 18.8%
Laurens County 1181 9.1%

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: 575 applications in 2025, of which 467 were originated and 23 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 4.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Community Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.70%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Community 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