Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland · South Carolina · 2025

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland took 455 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #106 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.4% of them and denied 34.5% (38.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

455Applicationsin SC
38.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$33MVolume33 counties

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland in South Carolina vs the state

34.5%Denial rate+16.20 pts vs state
38.3%Decision denial rate+14.82 pts vs state
53.4%Origination rate-3.20 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
-0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
243Loans originated
157Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202429611646.3%7.59%#126
202545524334.5%6.99%#106

What Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 6% · 15.4% denied
Refinance 75 16% · 37.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 1% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 156 34% · 29.5% denied
Other / HELOC 195 43% · 39.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 455 100% · 34.5% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 93 59%
Credit history 49 31%
Collateral 11 7%
Incomplete application 4 3%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 673621 31.3%
York County 623817 27.4%
Horry County 502810 20.0%
Greenville County 482124 50.0%
Beaufort County 27139 33.3%
Spartanburg County 251212 48.0%
Lexington County 23136 26.1%
Lancaster County 22129 40.9%
Richland County 1998 42.1%
Anderson County 1897 38.9%

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: 455 applications in 2025, of which 243 were originated and 157 denied.

34.5% of all applications, or 38.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland'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