KeyBank · South Carolina · 2025

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

KeyBank took 30 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #397 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.7% of them and denied 6.7% (8.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

30Applicationsin SC
8.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$335,000Median loanstate $225,000
$17MVolume11 counties

KeyBank in South Carolina vs the state

6.7%Denial rate-11.64 pts vs state
8.0%Decision denial rate-15.47 pts vs state
76.7%Origination rate+20.06 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$178kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023462728.3%6.88%#331
202423839.1%6.56%#422
202530236.7%6.75%#397

What KeyBank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 73% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 4 13% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 13% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 93% · 0.0% denied
FHA 1 3% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 3% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most KeyBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 961 11.1%
Beaufort County 650 0.0%
Dorchester County 330 0.0%
Lancaster County 220 0.0%
Greenville County 220 0.0%
Berkeley County 220 0.0%
Charleston County 220 0.0%
Pickens County 100 0.0%
Richland County 100 0.0%
Aiken County 101 100.0%

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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 2 denied.

6.7% 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 KeyBank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are KeyBank'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