Security Federal Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

Security Federal Bank took 271 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #150 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.5% of them and denied 8.5% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

271Applicationsin SC
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.43%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$56MVolume17 counties

Security Federal Bank in South Carolina vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-9.82 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-12.36 pts vs state
67.5%Origination rate+10.92 pts vs state
6.43%Median rate-0.07 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
183Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233182248.5%5.99%#116
20242731957.7%6.49%#137
20252711838.5%6.43%#150

What Security Federal Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 179 66% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 37 14% · 5.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 16% · 7.0% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 4% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 238 88% · 6.7% denied
FHA 18 7% · 33.3% denied
VA 9 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 2% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 43%
Other 6 26%
Credit history 4 17%
Collateral 2 9%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Security Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Aiken County 19213616 8.3%
Richland County 2193 14.3%
Edgefield County 18133 16.7%
Lexington County 16130 0.0%
Barnwell County 731 14.3%
Newberry County 430 0.0%
Greenwood County 210 0.0%
McCormick County 210 0.0%
Fairfield County 110 0.0%
Clarendon 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: 271 applications in 2025, of which 183 were originated and 23 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Security Federal Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.43%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Security Federal 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