United Community Bank · South Carolina · 2025

United Community Bank in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Community Bank took 1,438 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #44 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 24.6% (26.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.4kApplicationsin SC
26.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$303MVolume33 counties

United Community Bank in South Carolina vs the state

24.6%Denial rate+6.31 pts vs state
26.9%Decision denial rate+3.39 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+7.65 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.70Rate spread (pts)-0.92 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
924Loans originated
354Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,42885127.5%7.13%#36
20241,26378625.3%7.38%#44
20251,43892424.6%6.50%#44

What United Community Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 435 30% · 15.9% denied
Refinance 300 21% · 23.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 80 6% · 23.8% denied
Home improvement 450 31% · 29.8% denied
Other / HELOC 173 12% · 35.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,346 94% · 24.9% denied
FHA 69 5% · 24.6% denied
VA 15 1% · 6.7% denied
USDA / RHS 8 1% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 133 38%
Credit history 114 32%
Collateral 49 14%
Unverifiable information 27 8%
Other 23 6%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most United Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenville County 41127393 22.6%
Spartanburg County 21013653 25.2%
Charleston County 1267930 23.8%
Anderson County 1147028 24.6%
Horry County 1137529 25.7%
Beaufort County 684718 26.5%
Pickens County 583713 22.4%
Laurens County 49359 18.4%
Greenwood County 493412 24.5%
Richland County 412511 26.8%

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: 1,438 applications in 2025, of which 924 were originated and 354 denied.

24.6% of all applications, or 26.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans United Community Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are United Community Bank'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