Tidewater Mortgage Services · South Carolina · 2025

Tidewater Mortgage Services in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Tidewater Mortgage Services took 269 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #152 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.5% of them and denied 4.1% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

269Applicationsin SC
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$56MVolume10 counties

Tidewater Mortgage Services in South Carolina vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-14.22 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-17.91 pts vs state
69.5%Origination rate+12.91 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
187Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232362001.7%6.56%#144
20242642114.2%6.75%#140
20252691874.1%6.63%#152

What Tidewater Mortgage Services lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 257 96% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 6 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 2% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 211 78% · 3.8% denied
FHA 24 9% · 12.5% denied
VA 33 12% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Collateral 4 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 36%
Insufficient cash 3 27%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Tidewater Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Horry County 2521768 3.2%
Beaufort County 320 0.0%
Richland County 321 33.3%
Kershaw County 210 0.0%
Williamsburg County 202 100.0%
Georgetown County 220 0.0%
Berkeley County 220 0.0%
Greenville County 110 0.0%
Sumter County 110 0.0%
Fairfield 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: 269 applications in 2025, of which 187 were originated and 11 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

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

About this data. Figures are Tidewater Mortgage Services'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