ServisFirst Bank · South Carolina · 2025

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

ServisFirst Bank took 139 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #217 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.7% of them and denied 2.2% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

139Applicationsin SC
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$465,000Median loanstate $225,000
$95MVolume13 counties

ServisFirst Bank in South Carolina vs the state

2.2%Denial rate-16.15 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-20.95 pts vs state
82.7%Origination rate+26.12 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$220kMedian applicant income
115Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202396834.2%7.50%#238
20241301142.3%7.13%#214
20251391152.2%7.00%#217

What ServisFirst Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 73 53% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 25 18% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 6% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 22 16% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 132 95% · 1.5% denied
FHA 4 3% · 25.0% denied
VA 3 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Other 1 33%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most ServisFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 92772 2.2%
Berkeley County 23191 4.3%
Dorchester County 1080 0.0%
Orangeburg County 430 0.0%
York County 220 0.0%
Beaufort County 100 0.0%
Kershaw County 110 0.0%
Greenville County 110 0.0%
Oconee County 100 0.0%
Sumter County 110 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: 139 applications in 2025, of which 115 were originated and 3 denied.

2.2% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans ServisFirst Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are ServisFirst 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