Northwest Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

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

Northwest Federal Credit Union took 47 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #350 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.1% of them and denied 12.8% (15.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

47Applicationsin SC
15.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$5.5MVolume17 counties

Northwest Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-5.54 pts vs state
15.4%Decision denial rate-8.09 pts vs state
68.1%Origination rate+11.48 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$139kMedian applicant income
32Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023895519.1%7.00%#247
2024532822.6%8.00%#312
2025473212.8%7.00%#350

What Northwest Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 15% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 38% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 21 45% · 19.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47 100% · 12.8% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 100%

Where in South Carolina

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 1080 0.0%
Beaufort County 523 60.0%
Richland County 531 20.0%
Charleston County 440 0.0%
Lexington County 430 0.0%
Berkeley County 320 0.0%
Greenville County 220 0.0%
York County 220 0.0%
Pickens County 210 0.0%
Spartanburg County 211 50.0%

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: 47 applications in 2025, of which 32 were originated and 6 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 15.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Federal Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest 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