PHH Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

PHH Mortgage in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

PHH Mortgage took 422 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #114 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.3% of them and denied 8.8% (19.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

422Applicationsin SC
19.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$42MVolume35 counties

PHH Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-9.54 pts vs state
19.6%Decision denial rate-3.89 pts vs state
35.3%Origination rate-21.30 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
149Loans originated
37Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231435519.6%6.89%#202
20242427015.3%6.50%#152
20254221498.8%6.13%#114

What PHH Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 5% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 218 52% · 9.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 178 42% · 7.9% denied
Home improvement 5 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 179 42% · 7.3% denied
FHA 157 37% · 11.5% denied
VA 86 20% · 7.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 11 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 24%
Other 7 19%
Insufficient cash 7 19%
Unverifiable information 2 5%
Credit history 1 3%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most PHH Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 43134 9.3%
Greenville County 36152 5.6%
Lexington County 29113 10.3%
Beaufort County 2963 10.3%
Charleston County 2962 6.9%
York County 2682 7.7%
Berkeley County 2481 4.2%
Horry County 2294 18.2%
Spartanburg County 2170 0.0%
Aiken County 2081 5.0%

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: 422 applications in 2025, of which 149 were originated and 37 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 19.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are PHH Mortgage'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