Member First Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

Member First Mortgage in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Member First Mortgage took 19 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #460 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.6% of them and denied 15.8% (27.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

19Applicationsin SC
27.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.6MVolume11 counties

Member First Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

15.8%Denial rate-2.52 pts vs state
27.3%Decision denial rate+3.80 pts vs state
31.6%Origination rate-25.03 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321514.3%6.50%#415
202428921.4%6.50%#403
202519615.8%6.00%#460

What Member First Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 58% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 2 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 26% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 5% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 58% · 18.2% denied
FHA 7 37% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 1 33%
Credit history 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Member First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenwood County 611 16.7%
York County 211 50.0%
Pickens County 210 0.0%
Beaufort County 200 0.0%
Anderson County 110 0.0%
Greenville County 110 0.0%
Orangeburg County 101 100.0%
Laurens County 100 0.0%
Chester County 110 0.0%
Horry County 100 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: 19 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 3 denied.

15.8% of all applications, or 27.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Member First Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Member First Mortgage'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