Mortgage Equity Partners · South Carolina · 2025

Mortgage Equity Partners in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Equity Partners took 149 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #210 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.8% of them and denied 5.4% (6.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

149Applicationsin SC
6.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$25MVolume23 counties

Mortgage Equity Partners in South Carolina vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-12.94 pts vs state
6.6%Decision denial rate-16.91 pts vs state
75.8%Origination rate+19.23 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$75kMedian applicant income
113Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023856111.8%6.38%#251
2024109785.5%6.63%#234
20251491135.4%6.50%#210

What Mortgage Equity Partners lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 137 92% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 2 1% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 7% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 81 54% · 4.9% denied
FHA 57 38% · 7.0% denied
VA 9 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Collateral 2 25%
Credit history 1 13%
Employment history 1 13%
Other 1 13%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Mortgage Equity Partners applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Florence County 48404 8.3%
Clarendon County 1591 6.7%
Sumter County 1280 0.0%
Williamsburg County 1080 0.0%
Beaufort County 1061 10.0%
Darlington County 740 0.0%
Greenville County 651 16.7%
Charleston County 650 0.0%
Horry County 540 0.0%
Spartanburg County 440 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: 149 applications in 2025, of which 113 were originated and 8 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 6.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Equity Partners'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