GMFS · South Carolina · 2025

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

GMFS took 38 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #373 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.4% of them and denied 5.3% (8.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

38Applicationsin SC
8.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.81%Median ratestate 6.50%
$505,000Median loanstate $225,000
$9.3MVolume8 counties

GMFS in South Carolina vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-13.05 pts vs state
8.0%Decision denial rate-15.47 pts vs state
47.4%Origination rate-9.24 pts vs state
6.81%Median rate+0.31 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$184kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202363367.9%6.81%#294
202477543.9%6.69%#270
202538185.3%6.81%#373

What GMFS lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 16 42% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 16 42% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 89% · 5.9% denied
FHA 2 5% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most GMFS applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Beaufort County 28180 0.0%
Spartanburg County 301 33.3%
Greenville County 201 50.0%
Oconee County 100 0.0%
York County 100 0.0%
Kershaw County 100 0.0%
Laurens County 100 0.0%
Greenwood County 100 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: 38 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 2 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 8.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans GMFS originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.81%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are GMFS'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