Lafayette Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

Lafayette Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lafayette Federal Credit Union took 23 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #427 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.2% of them and denied 13.0% (15.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

23Applicationsin SC
15.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.9MVolume9 counties

Lafayette Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-5.27 pts vs state
15.0%Decision denial rate-8.47 pts vs state
65.2%Origination rate+8.61 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310520.0%8.50%#523
202410340.0%9.50%#534
2025231513.0%7.50%#427

What Lafayette Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 43% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 30% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 1 4% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 17% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 100% · 13.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 2 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Lafayette Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Berkeley County 741 14.3%
Charleston County 330 0.0%
Lancaster County 320 0.0%
Horry County 320 0.0%
York County 210 0.0%
Lexington County 211 50.0%
Richland County 101 100.0%
Greenville County 110 0.0%
Spartanburg County 110 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: 23 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 3 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 15.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lafayette Federal Credit Union'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