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Spero Financial Federal Credit Union in South Carolina

HMDA record for properties in South Carolina, calendar year 2024. National record · South Carolina overview

LEI 549300XOP6YO0UN0TY92
Reporting agency National Credit Union Administration
State South Carolina

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Spero Financial Federal Credit Union's 2024 HMDA record for South Carolina covers 519 applications, 434 of them originated, worth $49m.

Its denial rate in the state was 11.8%, below the South Carolina rate of 25.2% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 11.8%.

Applications in the state were down 16% on 2023.

519applications in SC, 202497.9% of the lender's total
434loans originated$49m
11.8%denial rateSC all lenders 25.2%
—median rate spreadSC 0.3 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn South CarolinaSouth Carolina, all lendersSpero Financial Federal Credit Union, all statesUnited States
Denial rate11.8%25.2%11.8%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.3—0.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—15.5%—15.6%
Average originated loan$114k$296k$115k$329k
Home purchase share5.5%62.8%6.1%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.0%16.5%0.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%12.9%0.0%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0316.56332022: 633 Applications2023: 616 Applications2024: 519 Applications2022: 583 Originations2023: 512 Originations2024: 434 Originations202220232024
Spero Financial Federal Credit Union in South Carolina: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateSouth Carolina, all lenders

0%13.4%26.9%2022: 3% This lender in state2023: 10.8% This lender in state2024: 11.8% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in South Carolina

By purpose

Home purchase 6% (24)Home improvement 44% (193)Refinancing 26% (113)Other purpose 24% (104)

By type

Conventional 100% (434)

Denial reasons as coded

Credit history23.3%
Credit application incomplete21.7%
Debt-to-income ratio16.7%
Other16.7%
Collateral11.7%
Mortgage insurance denied8.3%
Employment history1.7%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0%
Unverifiable information0%

Share of 60 denials in South Carolina by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in South Carolina

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Greenville County222184$23m12.3%
Anderson County10692$11m8.8%
Spartanburg County7561$6.1m12.3%
Pickens County6255$5.1m9.7%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Spero Financial Federal Credit Union originate in South Carolina in 2024?

434 loans totalling $49m, from 519 applications reported for properties in South Carolina.

What is Spero Financial Federal Credit Union's denial rate in South Carolina?

11.8% of decided applications in South Carolina were denied, against 25.2% for all lenders in the state and 11.8% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which South Carolina counties does Spero Financial Federal Credit Union lend in most?

By originations: Greenville County (184), Anderson County (92), Spartanburg County (61), Pickens County (55).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in South Carolina. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.