Georgia'S Own · South Carolina · 2025

Georgia'S Own in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Georgia'S Own took 64 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #310 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 21.9% (25.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

64Applicationsin SC
25.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$7.8MVolume22 counties

Georgia'S Own in South Carolina vs the state

21.9%Denial rate+3.57 pts vs state
25.5%Decision denial rate+1.98 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+5.89 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.75 pts vs state
1.05Rate spread (pts)+0.83 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
40Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023382126.3%9.74%#351
2024864532.6%9.75%#261
2025644021.9%8.25%#310

What Georgia'S Own lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 17% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 9 14% · 44.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 10 16% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 31 48% · 19.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 64 100% · 21.9% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 7 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 21%
Collateral 2 14%
Other 1 7%
Unverifiable information 1 7%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Georgia'S Own applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 1063 30.0%
York County 770 0.0%
Aiken County 632 33.3%
Greenville County 540 0.0%
Spartanburg County 421 25.0%
Beaufort County 330 0.0%
Berkeley County 320 0.0%
Oconee County 302 66.7%
Lancaster County 330 0.0%
Horry County 220 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: 64 applications in 2025, of which 40 were originated and 14 denied.

21.9% of all applications, or 25.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Georgia'S Own originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Georgia'S Own'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