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home improvement loan lenders · HMDA 2023–2025

Home improvement loan lenders in South Carolina

Fat Boy Data analyzed home improvement loan activity in South Carolina to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 37,818 applications were decided by 329 lenders between 2023 and 2025.

South Carolina at a glance

329Active lenders83 with 20+ decisions
63.6%Market approval rate24,042 of 37,818 decided
$95KTypical loanmedian lender, $10K brackets
95%Borrower take-up22,863 loans funded

How South Carolina compares

Approval rate compared
South Carolina63.6%All 616 counties62.7%
Typical loan compared
South Carolina$95KAll 616 counties$75K

What the data shows

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company made the most home improvement loans in South Carolina, 2,524 of them.

Southern First Bank approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 97% of 303.

The typical home improvement loan here is $95K, 27% larger than the the United States typical of $75K.

No lender with a meaningful sample here has a typical home improvement loan at or below $35K, so small jobs are poorly served by the banks in this market.

Approval rate of all 60 lenders with 20+ decisions here
0%25%50%75%100%One lender: 1% approved of 148One lender: 12% approved of 51One lender: 36% approved of 1,303One lender: 41% approved of 901Bank of America, National Association: 43% approved of 4,933One lender: 48% approved of 115Truist Bank: 48% approved of 2,245One lender: 48% approved of 401One lender: 50% approved of 791One lender: 52% approved of 98One lender: 53% approved of 172One lender: 53% approved of 238One lender: 53% approved of 320One lender: 53% approved of 742One lender: 54% approved of 270One lender: 57% approved of 67One lender: 57% approved of 111One lender: 58% approved of 336One lender: 59% approved of 478One lender: 59% approved of 81One lender: 60% approved of 205One lender: 61% approved of 46One lender: 62% approved of 216One lender: 65% approved of 43One lender: 66% approved of 315Navy Federal Credit Union: 68% approved of 2,191One lender: 68% approved of 787One lender: 69% approved of 621One lender: 69% approved of 154One lender: 70% approved of 1,023One lender: 70% approved of 230One lender: 70% approved of 1,293One lender: 70% approved of 173SouthState Bank, National Association: 71% approved of 3,203One lender: 71% approved of 664One lender: 71% approved of 486One lender: 72% approved of 424One lender: 73% approved of 67First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: 73% approved of 3,626One lender: 75% approved of 1,133One lender: 75% approved of 84One lender: 76% approved of 454One lender: 76% approved of 82One lender: 76% approved of 535One lender: 76% approved of 103One lender: 77% approved of 125One lender: 77% approved of 52One lender: 77% approved of 292One lender: 80% approved of 61One lender: 81% approved of 78One lender: 83% approved of 46One lender: 85% approved of 724One lender: 86% approved of 65One lender: 87% approved of 491One lender: 87% approved of 226One lender: 91% approved of 53One lender: 91% approved of 828One lender: 91% approved of 608One lender: 95% approved of 278One lender: 97% approved of 303

Each dot is one lender, placed at its approval rate. Hover for the sample size; the 5 largest lenders are named, the rest are behind the unlock.

Home improvement loan lenders in South Carolina

LenderApprovalApprovedTaken upTypical loanLoans made
1Bank of America, National Association43%2,127 / 4,93398%$95K2,077
2First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company73%2,658 / 3,62695%$105K2,524
3SouthState Bank, National Association71%2,260 / 3,20398%$105K2,221
4Truist Bank48%1,074 / 2,24591%$105K979
5Navy Federal Credit Union68%1,499 / 2,19197%$65K1,459

Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.

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