Flagstar Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Flagstar Bank took 260 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #157 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.8% of them and denied 23.5% (26.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

260Applicationsin SC
26.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$53MVolume32 counties

Flagstar Bank in South Carolina vs the state

23.5%Denial rate+5.15 pts vs state
26.3%Decision denial rate+2.82 pts vs state
65.8%Origination rate+9.16 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
171Loans originated
61Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202390051025.3%7.13%#53
202498160120.9%6.63%#53
202526017123.5%6.50%#157

What Flagstar Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 153 59% · 23.5% denied
Refinance 26 10% · 26.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 65 25% · 18.5% denied
Home improvement 7 3% · 42.9% denied
Other / HELOC 9 3% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 149 57% · 20.1% denied
FHA 83 32% · 31.3% denied
VA 24 9% · 8.3% denied
USDA / RHS 4 2% · 75.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 30 49%
Debt-to-income ratio 17 28%
Other 5 8%
Collateral 5 8%
Credit history 4 7%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Flagstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 433110 23.3%
Spartanburg County 37315 13.5%
Charleston County 331810 30.3%
Greenville County 19122 10.5%
Richland County 1485 35.7%
Lexington County 1283 25.0%
York County 962 22.2%
Oconee County 851 12.5%
Berkeley County 751 14.3%
Dorchester County 761 14.3%

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: 260 applications in 2025, of which 171 were originated and 61 denied.

23.5% of all applications, or 26.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Flagstar 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