First Horizon Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 158 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #203 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.4% of them and denied 20.9% (22.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

158Applicationsin SC
22.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$330,000Median loanstate $225,000
$65MVolume24 counties

First Horizon Bank in South Carolina vs the state

20.9%Denial rate+2.58 pts vs state
22.9%Decision denial rate-0.55 pts vs state
68.4%Origination rate+11.74 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$188kMedian applicant income
108Loans originated
33Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202326016624.6%5.63%#135
202419613612.8%6.75%#176
202515810820.9%6.63%#203

What First Horizon Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 94 59% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 16 10% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 33 21% · 45.5% denied
Other / HELOC 14 9% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 152 96% · 21.1% denied
FHA 5 3% · 20.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 55%
Credit history 6 18%
Collateral 5 15%
Other 2 6%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 33265 15.2%
Richland County 28206 21.4%
Charleston County 22155 22.7%
Lexington County 16123 18.8%
Spartanburg County 1153 27.3%
York County 871 12.5%
Beaufort County 650 0.0%
Lancaster County 421 25.0%
Georgetown County 403 75.0%
Horry County 440 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: 158 applications in 2025, of which 108 were originated and 33 denied.

20.9% of all applications, or 22.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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