Nations Direct Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

Nations Direct Mortgage in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Direct Mortgage took 136 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #219 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 8.8% (12.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

136Applicationsin SC
12.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$270,000Median loanstate $225,000
$27MVolume25 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-9.49 pts vs state
12.0%Decision denial rate-11.47 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate+8.10 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
88Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202365376.2%7.25%#287
20241016310.9%6.99%#244
2025136888.8%6.75%#219

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 87 64% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 13 10% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 26% · 13.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 79 58% · 7.6% denied
FHA 31 23% · 16.1% denied
VA 26 19% · 3.9% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 3 25%
Other 3 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 17%
Collateral 2 17%
Insufficient cash 1 8%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 34280 0.0%
Charleston County 17101 5.9%
Greenville County 1154 36.4%
Georgetown County 1051 10.0%
York County 740 0.0%
Richland County 750 0.0%
Berkeley County 741 14.3%
Pickens County 640 0.0%
Dorchester County 530 0.0%
Anderson County 421 25.0%

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: 136 applications in 2025, of which 88 were originated and 12 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 12.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct 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