Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance · South Carolina · 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in South Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance took 12,272 mortgage applications in South Carolina in 2025, ranking #2 of 1,143 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.0% of them and denied 40.7% (64.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

12kApplicationsin SC
64.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$576MVolume46 counties

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in South Carolina vs the state

40.7%Denial rate+22.34 pts vs state
64.6%Decision denial rate+41.16 pts vs state
20.0%Origination rate-36.65 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$62kMedian applicant income
2,449Loans originated
4,989Denied

Trend in South Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312,4231,85945.8%9.05%#1
202412,4122,34544.1%6.99%#1
202512,2722,44940.7%6.50%#2

What Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance lends in South Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12,226 100% · 40.8% denied
Refinance 16 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 0% · 3.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11,328 92% · 43.9% denied
FHA 539 4% · 1.3% denied
VA 372 3% · 1.3% denied
USDA / RHS 33 0% · 3.0% denied

Why it denied South Carolina applicants

Credit history 2,480 50%
Unverifiable information 1,747 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 709 14%
Employment history 37 1%
Incomplete application 11 0%
Insufficient cash 2 0%
Collateral 2 0%
Other 1 0%

Where in South Carolina

Counties with the most Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Spartanburg County 1,045312348 33.3%
Lexington County 951397249 26.2%
Berkeley County 705206251 35.6%
Greenville County 67461291 43.2%
Richland County 657321178 27.1%
Horry County 642208204 31.8%
Beaufort County 64195305 47.6%
Orangeburg County 57248300 52.4%
York County 45947170 37.0%
Charleston County 45835238 52.0%

Other large lenders in South Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 13,40316.8%6.63%
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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 4,52411.3%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Carolina: 12,272 applications in 2025, of which 2,449 were originated and 4,989 denied.

40.7% of all applications, or 64.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance originated in South Carolina in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance'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