Utilities Employees Credit Union · South Carolina · 2025

Utilities Employees Credit Union in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Utilities Employees Credit Union took 67 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #304 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.7% of them and denied 11.9% (16.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

67Applicationsin SC
16.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.74%Median ratestate 6.50%
$95,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.8MVolume9 counties

Utilities Employees Credit Union in South Carolina vs the state

11.9%Denial rate-6.37 pts vs state
16.0%Decision denial rate-7.47 pts vs state
59.7%Origination rate+3.09 pts vs state
6.74%Median rate+0.24 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
40Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202391567.7%6.74%#245
2024734713.7%6.74%#277
2025674011.9%6.74%#304

What Utilities Employees Credit Union lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 15% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 4 6% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 31 46% · 9.7% denied
Other / HELOC 18 27% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67 100% · 11.9% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 4 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Other 1 13%
Incomplete application 1 13%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Utilities Employees Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jasper County 110 0.0%
Charleston County 110 0.0%
Lexington County 110 0.0%
Aiken County 100 0.0%
York County 110 0.0%
Dorchester County 100 0.0%
Horry County 101 100.0%
Beaufort County 110 0.0%
Sumter 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: 67 applications in 2025, of which 40 were originated and 8 denied.

11.9% of all applications, or 16.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Utilities Employees Credit Union originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.74%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Utilities Employees 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