Southwest Funding · South Carolina · 2025

Southwest Funding in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southwest Funding took 49 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #346 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.3% of them and denied 6.1% (8.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

49Applicationsin SC
8.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$7.0MVolume17 counties

Southwest Funding in South Carolina vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-12.19 pts vs state
8.6%Decision denial rate-14.90 pts vs state
63.3%Origination rate+6.66 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.75Rate spread (pts)+0.53 pts vs state
$67kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202382562.4%7.19%#255
202497673.1%6.88%#248
202549316.1%6.63%#346

What Southwest Funding lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 45 92% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 3 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 16% · 0.0% denied
FHA 34 69% · 5.9% denied
VA 3 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 8% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

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

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Southwest Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Spartanburg County 760 0.0%
Cherokee County 750 0.0%
Anderson County 540 0.0%
Richland County 520 0.0%
Lexington County 411 25.0%
Greenville County 421 25.0%
Laurens County 411 25.0%
Florence County 220 0.0%
Horry County 210 0.0%
Union County 220 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: 49 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 3 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 8.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Funding originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Funding'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