First Community Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

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

First Community Mortgage took 151 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #208 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 9.9% (11.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

151Applicationsin SC
11.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$43MVolume27 counties

First Community Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

9.9%Denial rate-8.38 pts vs state
11.0%Decision denial rate-12.52 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+15.58 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
109Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202367556.0%6.88%#279
20241521118.6%6.99%#195
20251511099.9%6.63%#208

What First Community Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 79% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 22 15% · 4.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 7% · 30.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 103 68% · 13.6% denied
FHA 27 18% · 3.7% denied
VA 20 13% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 53%
Collateral 4 27%
Other 2 13%
Incomplete application 1 7%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Community Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 22135 22.7%
York County 19160 0.0%
Berkeley County 17111 5.9%
Charleston County 1373 23.1%
Lexington County 13121 7.7%
Oconee County 1071 10.0%
Richland County 871 12.5%
Greenville County 740 0.0%
Beaufort County 550 0.0%
Anderson County 540 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: 151 applications in 2025, of which 109 were originated and 15 denied.

9.9% of all applications, or 11.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Community Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Community 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