Pentagon Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

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

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 524 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #94 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.8% of them and denied 33.8% (44.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

524Applicationsin SC
44.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$46MVolume36 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

33.8%Denial rate+15.47 pts vs state
44.0%Decision denial rate+20.56 pts vs state
41.8%Origination rate-14.82 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
219Loans originated
177Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202372129433.6%6.88%#63
202455422439.2%8.50%#82
202552421933.8%7.50%#94

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 128 24% · 29.7% denied
Refinance 99 19% · 31.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 10% · 41.5% denied
Home improvement 158 30% · 31.0% denied
Other / HELOC 86 16% · 43.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 389 74% · 36.0% denied
FHA 23 4% · 30.4% denied
VA 112 21% · 26.8% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 47 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 43 24%
Other 39 22%
Collateral 39 22%
Unverifiable information 6 3%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in South Carolina

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 582718 31.0%
Richland County 502316 32.0%
Beaufort County 461518 39.1%
York County 452313 28.9%
Charleston County 442312 27.3%
Greenville County 391912 30.8%
Lexington County 35149 25.7%
Aiken County 25137 28.0%
Berkeley County 24711 45.8%
Spartanburg County 2179 42.9%

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: 524 applications in 2025, of which 219 were originated and 177 denied.

33.8% of all applications, or 44.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Pentagon 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