Members 1st · South Carolina · 2025

Members 1st in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Members 1st took 9 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #559 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 11.1% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

9Applicationsin SC
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$425,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.8MVolume6 counties

Members 1st in South Carolina vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-7.20 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-6.80 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate-1.05 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.42 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
1Denied

What Members 1st lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 89% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 1 11% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 100% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 1 100%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Members 1st applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Berkeley County 310 0.0%
Horry County 210 0.0%
Beaufort County 110 0.0%
Dorchester County 110 0.0%
Georgetown County 101 100.0%
Jasper 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: 9 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 1 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Members 1st originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Members 1st'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