S. C. State Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

S. C. State Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

S. C. State Federal Credit Union took 1,594 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #38 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.9% of them and denied 22.5% (23.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.6kApplicationsin SC
23.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
4.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$85,000Median loanstate $225,000
$133MVolume44 counties

S. C. State Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

22.5%Denial rate+4.21 pts vs state
23.2%Decision denial rate-0.31 pts vs state
67.9%Origination rate+11.27 pts vs state
4.50%Median rate-2.00 pts vs state
-2.27Rate spread (pts)-2.49 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
1,082Loans originated
359Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,6541,01428.7%4.50%#28
20241,6011,02625.9%4.50%#33
20251,5941,08222.5%4.50%#38

What S. C. State Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 68 4% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 337 21% · 19.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 175 11% · 22.9% denied
Home improvement 176 11% · 21.0% denied
Other / HELOC 838 53% · 24.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,592 100% · 22.6% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 172 48%
Credit history 113 31%
Collateral 34 9%
Incomplete application 29 8%
Other 5 1%
Unverifiable information 4 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most S. C. State Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lexington County 26920443 16.0%
Richland County 26617169 25.9%
Anderson County 22715846 20.3%
Oconee County 14511315 10.3%
Greenville County 977221 21.6%
Pickens County 916622 24.2%
Spartanburg County 885127 30.7%
Orangeburg County 602922 36.7%
Charleston County 432513 30.2%
Greenwood County 412712 29.3%

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: 1,594 applications in 2025, of which 1,082 were originated and 359 denied.

22.5% of all applications, or 23.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans S. C. State Federal Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 4.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are S. C. State 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