Guild Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

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

Guild Mortgage took 3,859 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #16 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.2% of them and denied 4.8% (5.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

3.9kApplicationsin SC
5.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $225,000
$649MVolume46 counties

Guild Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-13.52 pts vs state
5.9%Decision denial rate-17.62 pts vs state
69.2%Origination rate+12.58 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
2,670Loans originated
185Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,0482,0125.4%6.63%#15
20243,5632,3774.6%6.63%#15
20253,8592,6704.8%6.63%#16

What Guild Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,054 79% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 250 6% · 7.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 541 14% · 10.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 0% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,329 60% · 3.7% denied
FHA 1,044 27% · 7.8% denied
VA 423 11% · 2.8% denied
USDA / RHS 63 2% · 7.9% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 65 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 52 28%
Collateral 28 15%
Other 17 9%
Unverifiable information 14 8%
Insufficient cash 5 3%
Employment history 3 2%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Guild Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 92164049 5.3%
Lexington County 77355320 2.6%
Aiken County 41928923 5.5%
Horry County 23414522 9.4%
Kershaw County 1571018 5.1%
Charleston County 136889 6.6%
York County 112765 4.5%
Sumter County 98718 8.2%
Spartanburg County 94686 6.4%
Greenville County 91655 5.5%

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: 3,859 applications in 2025, of which 2,670 were originated and 185 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Guild Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guild 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