Bamberg County, South Carolina · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Bamberg County, SC: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

80 lenders acted on 353 mortgage applications for properties in Bamberg County in 2025. 36.8% were denied (South Carolina: 18.3%). Median rate on closed loans 6.56%; median loan $115,000; median property value $175,000.

353Applications
36.8%Denial ratestate 18.3%
6.56%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loan
$175,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Bamberg County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 616 47.5%10.80%
2 21st Mortgage F 484 68.8%10.77%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 2212 31.8%6.81%
4 SouthState Bank B 144 64.3%7.25%
5 Enterprise Bank of Sc B 1210 0.0%
6 Tammac Holdings D 90 66.7%
7 Mortgage Research Center C 92 22.2%6.25%
8 Triad Financial Services D 91 55.6%8.29%
9 Southwest Stage Funding F 91 11.1%10.95%
10 United Shore Financial Services B 73 57.1%5.63%
11 Broker Solutions D 74 0.0%7.50%
12 Navy Federal Credit Union D 74 28.6%7.13%
13 GoodLeap C 64 0.0%5.63%
14 AmeriSave Mortgage D 61 83.3%6.13%
15 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 61 83.3%8.10%
16 First-Citizens Bank & Trust B 53 40.0%6.49%
17 Newrez D 54 0.0%5.87%

What Bamberg County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 241 68% · 39.8% denied
Refinance 27 8% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 49 14% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 21 6% · 57.1% denied
Other / HELOC 15 4% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 256 73% · 44.5% denied
FHA 57 16% · 15.8% denied
VA 35 10% · 17.1% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 20.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 63 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 27 21%
Unverifiable information 16 12%
Incomplete application 10 8%
Collateral 6 5%
Insufficient cash 4 3%
Other 3 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Bamberg County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20232718839.9%7.13%$105,000
202430711436.8%6.99%$115,000
202535311036.8%6.56%$115,000

Frequently asked questions

36.8% of applications in Bamberg County were denied in 2025, against 18.3% statewide in South Carolina.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, with 61 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 47.5%.

The median mortgage application in Bamberg County in 2025 was for $115,000; the median property value on originated loans was $175,000.