NBKC Bank · South Carolina · 2025

NBKC Bank in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

NBKC Bank took 255 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #159 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.4% of them and denied 9.4% (11.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

255Applicationsin SC
11.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$375,000Median loanstate $225,000
$76MVolume30 counties

NBKC Bank in South Carolina vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-8.90 pts vs state
11.8%Decision denial rate-11.65 pts vs state
69.4%Origination rate+12.80 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$133kMedian applicant income
177Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232231317.2%6.38%#150
20243252248.0%6.38%#119
20252551779.4%6.13%#159

What NBKC Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 152 60% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 65 25% · 13.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 10% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 5% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 154 60% · 11.7% denied
FHA 16 6% · 25.0% denied
VA 85 33% · 2.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Unverifiable information 12 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 21%
Credit history 3 13%
Collateral 3 13%
Insufficient cash 1 4%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most NBKC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
York County 38271 2.6%
Charleston County 30202 6.7%
Berkeley County 24190 0.0%
Horry County 21124 19.0%
Dorchester County 21191 4.8%
Greenville County 18121 5.6%
Beaufort County 1380 0.0%
Lexington County 1282 16.7%
Spartanburg County 1292 16.7%
Anderson County 1172 18.2%

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: 255 applications in 2025, of which 177 were originated and 24 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 11.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans NBKC Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are NBKC 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