Foundation Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

Foundation Mortgage in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Foundation Mortgage took 20 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #450 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.0% of them and denied 5.0% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

20Applicationsin SC
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$250,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.0MVolume7 counties

Foundation Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-13.31 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-18.21 pts vs state
70.0%Origination rate+13.39 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.07Rate spread (pts)+0.85 pts vs state
$7kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023540.0%8.31%#619
2024191210.5%7.69%#443
202520145.0%7.38%#450

What Foundation Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 60% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 8 40% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 100% · 5.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Insufficient cash 1 100%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Foundation Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 970 0.0%
Beaufort County 440 0.0%
Berkeley County 311 33.3%
Spartanburg County 100 0.0%
Richland County 100 0.0%
Lancaster County 110 0.0%
Aiken 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: 20 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 1 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Foundation Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Foundation Mortgage'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