Greenville · South Carolina · 2025

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

Greenville took 439 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #110 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.9% of them and denied 28.5% (40.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

439Applicationsin SC
40.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$95,000Median loanstate $225,000
$45MVolume10 counties

Greenville in South Carolina vs the state

28.5%Denial rate+10.16 pts vs state
40.2%Decision denial rate+16.72 pts vs state
41.9%Origination rate-14.70 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
184Loans originated
125Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352923825.9%7.49%#86
202438411644.5%8.49%#106
202543918428.5%7.50%#110

What Greenville lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 54 12% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 41 9% · 39.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 9% · 36.8% denied
Home improvement 145 33% · 24.1% denied
Other / HELOC 161 37% · 33.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 439 100% · 28.5% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 67 54%
Credit history 33 26%
Collateral 16 13%
Other 6 5%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Greenville applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 34414298 28.5%
Spartanburg County 461712 26.1%
Anderson County 20134 20.0%
Pickens County 1354 30.8%
Charleston County 532 40.0%
Laurens County 504 80.0%
Oconee County 330 0.0%
Richland County 101 100.0%
York County 110 0.0%
Abbeville 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: 439 applications in 2025, of which 184 were originated and 125 denied.

28.5% of all applications, or 40.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Greenville originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Greenville'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