First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney · South Carolina · 2025

First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney took 209 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #178 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 88.0% of them and denied 4.3% (4.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

209Applicationsin SC
4.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$41MVolume8 counties

First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney in South Carolina vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-14.00 pts vs state
4.6%Decision denial rate-18.85 pts vs state
88.0%Origination rate+31.43 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
184Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235745213.3%5.88%#79
20242902693.8%8.00%#132
20252091844.3%7.50%#178

What First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 80 38% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 18 9% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 13% · 10.7% denied
Other / HELOC 83 40% · 2.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 209 100% · 4.3% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 7 78%
Other 1 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Spartanburg County 109966 5.5%
Cherokee County 64602 3.1%
Greenville County 25211 4.0%
Union County 530 0.0%
Oconee County 200 0.0%
Laurens County 220 0.0%
Pickens County 110 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: 209 applications in 2025, of which 184 were originated and 9 denied.

4.3% 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 Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney'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