Nationstar Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

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

Nationstar Mortgage took 1,807 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #32 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.5% of them and denied 12.3% (14.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.8kApplicationsin SC
14.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $225,000
$222MVolume41 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

12.3%Denial rate-6.02 pts vs state
14.6%Decision denial rate-8.85 pts vs state
69.5%Origination rate+12.84 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
1.66Rate spread (pts)+1.44 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
1,255Loans originated
222Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,07373312.9%6.49%#45
20241,4891,00713.0%7.25%#37
20251,8071,25512.3%7.50%#32

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 227 13% · 5.7% denied
Refinance 269 15% · 11.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 483 27% · 18.8% denied
Home improvement 136 8% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 692 38% · 10.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,429 79% · 11.3% denied
FHA 248 14% · 19.4% denied
VA 130 7% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 67 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 46 21%
Other 30 14%
Incomplete application 30 14%
Credit history 25 11%
Unverifiable information 15 7%
Employment history 5 2%
Insufficient cash 4 2%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 22216122 9.9%
Horry County 21314434 16.0%
Spartanburg County 14811014 9.5%
Charleston County 1258812 9.6%
Richland County 1247718 14.5%
York County 1229011 9.0%
Berkeley County 1097514 12.8%
Lexington County 1027217 16.7%
Dorchester County 87599 10.3%
Anderson County 67506 9.0%

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: 1,807 applications in 2025, of which 1,255 were originated and 222 denied.

12.3% of all applications, or 14.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar 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