TOWER Federal Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

TOWER Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 140 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #215 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.1% of them and denied 26.4% (29.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

140Applicationsin SC
29.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$17MVolume21 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

26.4%Denial rate+8.12 pts vs state
29.6%Decision denial rate+6.13 pts vs state
62.1%Origination rate+5.53 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
-0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.48 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
87Loans originated
37Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231327133.3%7.00%#212
20241428225.4%8.00%#202
20251408726.4%7.00%#215

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 12% · 17.7% denied
Refinance 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 22% · 19.4% denied
Home improvement 61 44% · 24.6% denied
Other / HELOC 29 21% · 44.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 140 100% · 26.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 15 41%
Other 12 32%
Credit history 7 19%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Collateral 1 3%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most TOWER Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Charleston County 31208 25.8%
York County 19105 26.3%
Horry County 1476 42.9%
Greenville County 1383 23.1%
Beaufort County 1062 20.0%
Richland County 962 22.2%
Dorchester County 981 11.1%
Lexington County 862 25.0%
Berkeley County 723 42.9%
Lancaster County 531 20.0%

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: 140 applications in 2025, of which 87 were originated and 37 denied.

26.4% of all applications, or 29.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER Federal Credit Union'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