Navy Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

Navy Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Navy Federal Credit Union took 5,424 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #6 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.9% of them and denied 21.2% (31.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

5.4kApplicationsin SC
31.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loanstate $225,000
$521MVolume46 counties

Navy Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

21.2%Denial rate+2.84 pts vs state
31.2%Decision denial rate+7.70 pts vs state
45.9%Origination rate-10.76 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.50Rate spread (pts)+0.28 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
2,487Loans originated
1,147Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,2572,29228.4%7.50%#8
20245,5302,52222.8%7.88%#6
20255,4242,48721.2%7.50%#6

What Navy Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,708 31% · 8.6% denied
Refinance 355 7% · 17.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 627 12% · 22.3% denied
Home improvement 1,317 24% · 26.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1,417 26% · 32.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,199 77% · 24.5% denied
VA 1,225 23% · 9.8% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 433 38%
Credit history 258 22%
Other 251 22%
Collateral 84 7%
Unverifiable information 49 4%
Incomplete application 47 4%
Employment history 17 1%
Insufficient cash 8 1%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Navy Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Berkeley County 653311130 19.9%
Richland County 613256144 23.5%
Charleston County 565263113 20.0%
Dorchester County 49323796 19.5%
Beaufort County 42621479 18.5%
Horry County 36216967 18.5%
Greenville County 34515975 21.7%
Lexington County 26812065 24.3%
York County 24412343 17.6%
Spartanburg County 22710341 18.1%

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%
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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 4,52411.3%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Carolina: 5,424 applications in 2025, of which 2,487 were originated and 1,147 denied.

21.2% of all applications, or 31.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Navy Federal Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Navy Federal Credit Union'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