Kiavi Funding · South Carolina · 2025

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

Kiavi Funding took 954 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #62 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.2% of them and denied 8.8% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

954Applicationsin SC
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
10.24%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$125MVolume37 counties

Kiavi Funding in South Carolina vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-9.50 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-10.16 pts vs state
56.2%Origination rate-0.43 pts vs state
10.24%Median rate+3.74 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
536Loans originated
84Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202355636612.2%10.70%#83
202466047012.0%10.75%#75
20259545368.8%10.24%#62

What Kiavi Funding lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 545 57% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 409 43% · 11.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 954 100% · 8.8% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 59 70%
Unverifiable information 18 21%
Other 4 5%
Credit history 3 4%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Kiavi Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 24012617 7.1%
Charleston County 110489 8.2%
Greenville County 80529 11.3%
Spartanburg County 68573 4.4%
Lexington County 59394 6.8%
York County 56425 8.9%
Orangeburg County 3661 2.8%
Lancaster County 3353 9.1%
Sumter County 32185 15.6%
Anderson County 30141 3.3%

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: 954 applications in 2025, of which 536 were originated and 84 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Kiavi Funding originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 10.24%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Kiavi Funding'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