State Employees' · South Carolina · 2025

State Employees' in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

State Employees' took 859 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #66 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.4% of them and denied 24.6% (29.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

859Applicationsin SC
29.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.15%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$123MVolume38 counties

State Employees' in South Carolina vs the state

24.6%Denial rate+6.25 pts vs state
29.7%Decision denial rate+6.21 pts vs state
57.4%Origination rate+0.78 pts vs state
6.15%Median rate-0.35 pts vs state
-0.69Rate spread (pts)-0.91 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
493Loans originated
211Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202395757220.6%5.88%#52
202483651120.2%6.88%#60
202585949324.6%6.15%#66

What State Employees' lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 437 51% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 99 12% · 26.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 76 9% · 40.8% denied
Home improvement 135 16% · 39.3% denied
Other / HELOC 112 13% · 38.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 859 100% · 24.6% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 134 64%
Credit history 48 23%
Collateral 20 9%
Other 5 2%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most State Employees' applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 23314947 20.2%
York County 1508833 22.0%
Spartanburg County 864527 31.4%
Lancaster County 774420 26.0%
Greenville County 653517 26.2%
Charleston County 31215 16.1%
Chesterfield County 23137 30.4%
Cherokee County 20104 20.0%
Richland County 16105 31.3%
Berkeley County 1665 31.3%

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: 859 applications in 2025, of which 493 were originated and 211 denied.

24.6% of all applications, or 29.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans State Employees' originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.15%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are State Employees''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