Guaranteed Rate · South Carolina · 2025

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

Guaranteed Rate took 1,988 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #28 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.0% of them and denied 6.2% (9.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

2.0kApplicationsin SC
9.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.58%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$368MVolume43 counties

Guaranteed Rate in South Carolina vs the state

6.2%Denial rate-12.07 pts vs state
9.7%Decision denial rate-13.77 pts vs state
57.0%Origination rate+0.43 pts vs state
6.58%Median rate+0.08 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)+0.02 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
1,134Loans originated
124Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5688007.1%6.63%#31
20241,5899526.0%6.63%#34
20251,9881,1346.2%6.58%#28

What Guaranteed Rate lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,407 71% · 4.5% denied
Refinance 259 13% · 3.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 250 13% · 11.6% denied
Home improvement 34 2% · 35.3% denied
Other / HELOC 38 2% · 26.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,277 64% · 6.4% denied
FHA 404 20% · 7.7% denied
VA 292 15% · 3.4% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 37 30%
Credit history 36 29%
Collateral 19 15%
Other 11 9%
Incomplete application 9 7%
Insufficient cash 5 4%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Employment history 3 2%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 28517817 6.0%
Greenville County 20411514 6.9%
Spartanburg County 18810820 10.6%
Richland County 159879 5.7%
Charleston County 148834 2.7%
Berkeley County 148716 4.1%
Beaufort County 128876 4.7%
Lexington County 116707 6.0%
Anderson County 112773 2.7%
Dorchester County 64320 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: 1,988 applications in 2025, of which 1,134 were originated and 124 denied.

6.2% of all applications, or 9.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.58%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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