Morgan Stanley Private Bank · South Carolina · 2025

Morgan Stanley Private Bank in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Morgan Stanley Private Bank took 235 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #169 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.8% of them and denied 3.4% (4.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

235Applicationsin SC
4.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.95%Median ratestate 6.50%
$665,000Median loanstate $225,000
$164MVolume23 counties

Morgan Stanley Private Bank in South Carolina vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-14.91 pts vs state
4.2%Decision denial rate-19.32 pts vs state
72.8%Origination rate+16.16 pts vs state
5.95%Median rate-0.55 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$334kMedian applicant income
171Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232171705.1%5.75%#154
20242351921.7%6.05%#157
20252351713.4%5.95%#169

What Morgan Stanley Private Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 159 68% · 0.6% denied
Refinance 10 4% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 4% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 8 3% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 49 21% · 4.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 235 100% · 3.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 75%
Unverifiable information 2 25%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Morgan Stanley Private Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 83624 4.8%
Beaufort County 36302 5.6%
Horry County 24121 4.2%
Greenville County 17120 0.0%
York County 13100 0.0%
Berkeley County 960 0.0%
Aiken County 741 14.3%
Lexington County 650 0.0%
Pickens County 650 0.0%
Georgetown County 650 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: 235 applications in 2025, of which 171 were originated and 8 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 4.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Morgan Stanley Private Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 5.95%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Morgan Stanley Private 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