Leader Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Leader Bank took 29 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #400 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.8% of them and denied 3.5% (4.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

29Applicationsin SC
4.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$375,000Median loanstate $225,000
$9.1MVolume12 counties

Leader Bank in South Carolina vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-14.86 pts vs state
4.0%Decision denial rate-19.47 pts vs state
82.8%Origination rate+26.15 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
24Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023171311.8%6.50%#447
202426170.0%6.25%#412
202529243.5%6.50%#400

What Leader Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 79% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 10% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 7% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 100% · 3.5% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Leader Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 970 0.0%
Beaufort County 421 25.0%
Horry County 330 0.0%
Dorchester County 210 0.0%
Georgetown County 220 0.0%
Richland County 220 0.0%
Spartanburg County 220 0.0%
Aiken County 110 0.0%
Oconee County 110 0.0%
Florence 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: 29 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 1 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 4.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Leader Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Leader Bank'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