Pulte Mortgage · South Carolina · 2025

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

Pulte Mortgage took 1,526 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #41 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.2% of them and denied 8.1% (9.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.5kApplicationsin SC
9.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$365,000Median loanstate $225,000
$438MVolume12 counties

Pulte Mortgage in South Carolina vs the state

8.1%Denial rate-10.18 pts vs state
9.7%Decision denial rate-13.76 pts vs state
75.2%Origination rate+18.62 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
-0.41Rate spread (pts)-0.63 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
1,148Loans originated
124Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,1027924.9%6.50%#43
20241,3161,0245.7%6.38%#41
20251,5261,1488.1%5.99%#41

What Pulte Mortgage lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,526 100% · 8.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,097 72% · 6.3% denied
FHA 157 10% · 18.5% denied
VA 265 17% · 7.9% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 71.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 82 66%
Credit history 21 17%
Insufficient cash 18 15%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Other 1 1%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Pulte Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 38529524 6.2%
Berkeley County 29122319 6.5%
Jasper County 1751308 4.6%
Richland County 16812425 14.9%
Beaufort County 16313110 6.1%
Charleston County 1311035 3.8%
Lancaster County 906510 11.1%
Lexington County 35256 17.1%
Spartanburg County 33207 21.2%
Greenville County 20123 15.0%

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: 1,526 applications in 2025, of which 1,148 were originated and 124 denied.

8.1% of all applications, or 9.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Pulte 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