First Technology Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

First Technology Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Technology Federal Credit Union took 22 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #433 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.6% of them and denied 13.6% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

22Applicationsin SC
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.19%Median ratestate 6.50%
$130,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.2MVolume13 counties

First Technology Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

13.6%Denial rate-4.67 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-6.80 pts vs state
63.6%Origination rate+7.03 pts vs state
7.19%Median rate+0.69 pts vs state
1.06Rate spread (pts)+0.84 pts vs state
$154kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202313630.8%7.69%#488
2024141014.3%9.13%#485
2025221413.6%7.19%#433

What First Technology Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 18% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 7 32% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 32% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 100% · 13.6% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most First Technology Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Aiken County 321 33.3%
Horry County 321 33.3%
Dorchester County 210 0.0%
Greenville County 210 0.0%
Beaufort County 220 0.0%
York County 210 0.0%
Charleston County 210 0.0%
Spartanburg County 110 0.0%
Barnwell County 101 100.0%
Florence 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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 3 denied.

13.6% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans First Technology Federal Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.19%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Technology Federal Credit Union'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