Peoples Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Peoples Bank took 9 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #552 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 44.4% (57.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

9Applicationsin SC
57.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$815kVolume5 counties

Peoples Bank in South Carolina vs the state

44.4%Denial rate+26.13 pts vs state
57.1%Decision denial rate+33.67 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-23.28 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
-1.41Rate spread (pts)-1.63 pts vs state
$141kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315136.7%7.75%#464
202412725.0%8.75%#499
20259344.4%5.99%#552

What Peoples Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 22% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 11% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 44% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 22% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 100% · 44.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Unverifiable information 1 25%
Collateral 1 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Peoples Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
York County 412 50.0%
Lancaster County 211 50.0%
Beaufort County 110 0.0%
Berkeley County 101 100.0%
Cherokee County 100 0.0%

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: 9 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 4 denied.

44.4% of all applications, or 57.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Peoples Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Peoples 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