South Carolina · HMDA 2025
Mortgage lenders in Dorchester County, SC
404 lenders reported 11,732 home-loan applications in Dorchester County in 2025. 5,508 closed as loans ($1.8B), 1,689 were denied — a 22.5% denial rate on decided applications, close to the South Carolina rate of 23.4%. The three most active lenders handled 15% of applications, led by LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC. 11 lenders in the list are banks or credit unions with a TellerScore profile.
- Applications
- 11,732
- Loans originated
- 5,508
- Purchase / refinance
- 3,352 / 1,550
- 30-yr rate (national)
- 7.40%week of Oct 15, 2026
Lenders ranked by applications in Dorchester County
| # | Lender | Applications here | Share | Nationwide denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENNAR MORTGAGE, LLC | 676 | 5.8% | — |
| 2 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 560 | 4.8% | — |
| 3 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 546 | 4.7% | — |
| 4 | Navy Federal Credit Union 66 out of 100, Moderate | 494 | 4.2% | 32.9% |
| 5 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 452 | 3.9% | — |
| 6 | NEWREZ LLC | 425 | 3.6% | — |
| 7 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 406 | 3.5% | — |
| 8 | VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. | 399 | 3.4% | — |
| 9 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 300 | 2.6% | — |
| 10 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 61 out of 100, Moderate | 219 | 1.9% | 14.1% |
| 11 | AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 195 | 1.7% | — |
| 12 | SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 76 out of 100, Strong | 193 | 1.6% | 15.7% |
| 13 | NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 185 | 1.6% | — |
| 14 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 184 | 1.6% | — |
| 15 | CAROLINA ONE MORTGAGE, LLC | 180 | 1.5% | — |
| 16 | Bank of America, National Association 59 out of 100, Moderate | 174 | 1.5% | 44.7% |
| 17 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 58 out of 100, Moderate | 170 | 1.4% | 22.5% |
| 18 | CMG MORTGAGE, INC. | 167 | 1.4% | — |
| 19 | MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC | 166 | 1.4% | — |
| 20 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 160 | 1.4% | — |
| 21 | VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT LLC | 143 | 1.2% | — |
| 22 | LOWER, LLC | 141 | 1.2% | — |
| 23 | Truist Bank 63 out of 100, Moderate | 139 | 1.2% | 40.8% |
| 24 | SouthState Bank, National Association 68 out of 100, Moderate | 131 | 1.1% | 23.3% |
| 25 | Ameris Bank 67 out of 100, Moderate | 128 | 1.1% | 10.5% |
| 26 | PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 115 | 1.0% | — |
| 27 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 114 | 1.0% | — |
| 28 | NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC | 114 | 1.0% | — |
| 29 | DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLC | 106 | 0.9% | — |
| 30 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 99 | 0.8% | — |
| 31 | LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC | 95 | 0.8% | — |
| 32 | SPRING EQ, LLC | 92 | 0.8% | — |
| 33 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC | 90 | 0.8% | — |
| 34 | NATION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 81 | 0.7% | — |
| 35 | REV FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 72 out of 100, Strong | 80 | 0.7% | 11.6% |
| 36 | SENTE MORTGAGE, INC. | 77 | 0.7% | — |
| 37 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 76 | 0.6% | — |
| 38 | PHH Mortgage Corporation | 75 | 0.6% | — |
| 39 | Fifth Third Bank, National Association 62 out of 100, Moderate | 74 | 0.6% | 34.0% |
| 40 | TD Bank, National Association 63 out of 100, Moderate | 73 | 0.6% | 35.3% |
Top 40 of 404 lenders shown. Denial rates are each lender's nationwide figure for 2025, available for banks and credit unions we profile.
Other counties in South Carolina
- Horry County 29,958 apps
- Greenville County 27,185 apps
- Charleston County 22,573 apps
- Richland County 21,341 apps
- Spartanburg County 21,212 apps
- Berkeley County 18,456 apps
- Lexington County 16,956 apps
- York County 16,907 apps
- Beaufort County 13,025 apps
- Anderson County 10,668 apps
- Aiken County 9,272 apps
- Lancaster County 6,974 apps