First Savings Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

First Savings Bank took 22 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #431 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.1% of them and denied 31.8% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

22Applicationsin SC
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$315,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.3MVolume12 counties

First Savings Bank in South Carolina vs the state

31.8%Denial rate+13.51 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+9.86 pts vs state
59.1%Origination rate+2.48 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.17 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202389566.7%6.81%#248
2024341347.1%7.38%#379
2025221331.8%7.63%#431

What First Savings Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 9% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 9 41% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 50% · 36.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 100% · 31.8% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Collateral 1 14%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 413 75.0%
Spartanburg County 321 33.3%
Charleston County 320 0.0%
Aiken County 321 33.3%
Lancaster County 210 0.0%
Berkeley County 110 0.0%
Sumter County 110 0.0%
Greenwood County 110 0.0%
Greenville County 101 100.0%
York County 101 100.0%

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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 7 denied.

31.8% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Savings Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Savings 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