Luminate Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Luminate Bank took 294 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #141 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.6% of them and denied 2.7% (3.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

294Applicationsin SC
3.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$310,000Median loanstate $225,000
$82MVolume23 counties

Luminate Bank in South Carolina vs the state

2.7%Denial rate-15.59 pts vs state
3.2%Decision denial rate-20.24 pts vs state
81.6%Origination rate+25.02 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
240Loans originated
8Denied

What Luminate Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 232 79% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 30 10% · 3.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 11% · 3.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 202 69% · 1.0% denied
FHA 63 21% · 7.9% denied
VA 27 9% · 3.7% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Credit history 2 25%
Collateral 2 25%
Other 1 13%
Insufficient cash 1 13%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Luminate Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 1341093 2.2%
Spartanburg County 56482 3.6%
Anderson County 25201 4.0%
Pickens County 19170 0.0%
Laurens County 10100 0.0%
Horry County 1080 0.0%
Beaufort County 650 0.0%
Charleston County 541 20.0%
Oconee County 430 0.0%
Newberry County 330 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: 294 applications in 2025, of which 240 were originated and 8 denied.

2.7% of all applications, or 3.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Luminate Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Luminate 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