Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

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

Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union took 1,099 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #55 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.7% of them and denied 21.7% (25.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.1kApplicationsin SC
25.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$114MVolume30 counties

Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+3.35 pts vs state
25.4%Decision denial rate+1.88 pts vs state
63.7%Origination rate+7.08 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.34Rate spread (pts)-0.56 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
700Loans originated
238Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,25185818.2%7.75%#39
202497556525.5%7.50%#54
20251,09970021.7%6.50%#55

What Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 207 19% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 532 48% · 41.7% denied
Home improvement 94 9% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 266 24% · 2.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,080 98% · 21.7% denied
FHA 17 2% · 23.5% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 82 34%
Incomplete application 55 23%
Credit history 52 22%
Collateral 32 13%
Unverifiable information 8 3%
Insufficient cash 5 2%
Other 3 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 498310116 23.3%
Lexington County 43929384 19.1%
Kershaw County 54359 16.7%
Fairfield County 1693 18.8%
Newberry County 1292 16.7%
Greenville County 1146 54.5%
Charleston County 933 33.3%
Saluda County 860 0.0%
Aiken County 761 14.3%
Orangeburg County 624 66.7%

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: 1,099 applications in 2025, of which 700 were originated and 238 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 25.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Palmetto Citizens 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