USAA Federal Savings Bank · South Carolina · 2025

USAA Federal Savings Bank in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

USAA Federal Savings Bank took 813 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #71 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.8% of them and denied 26.6% (39.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

813Applicationsin SC
39.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.31%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$110MVolume43 counties

USAA Federal Savings Bank in South Carolina vs the state

26.6%Denial rate+8.26 pts vs state
39.0%Decision denial rate+15.52 pts vs state
40.8%Origination rate-15.77 pts vs state
6.31%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
-0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
332Loans originated
216Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202382337321.4%6.25%#59
202483535426.7%6.50%#61
202581333226.6%6.31%#71

What USAA Federal Savings Bank lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 648 80% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 45 6% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 98 12% · 29.6% denied
Home improvement 17 2% · 64.7% denied
Other / HELOC 5 1% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 305 38% · 33.4% denied
VA 508 62% · 22.4% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Incomplete application 87 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 57 26%
Collateral 21 10%
Credit history 19 9%
Insufficient cash 14 6%
Other 13 6%
Unverifiable information 5 2%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most USAA Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richland County 1074025 23.4%
Greenville County 833413 15.7%
Horry County 642721 32.8%
Charleston County 561623 41.1%
Spartanburg County 522714 26.9%
Lexington County 502114 28.0%
Sumter County 47246 12.8%
Dorchester County 371011 29.7%
Aiken County 35119 25.7%
Berkeley County 301013 43.3%

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: 813 applications in 2025, of which 332 were originated and 216 denied.

26.6% of all applications, or 39.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans USAA Federal Savings Bank originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.31%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are USAA Federal Savings 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