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Wells Fargo Bank NA in South Carolina
HMDA record for properties in South Carolina, calendar year 2024. National record · South Carolina overview
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.
Wells Fargo Bank NA's 2024 HMDA record for South Carolina covers 1,947 applications, 900 of them originated, worth $417m.
Its denial rate in the state was 33.9%, above the South Carolina rate of 25.2% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 31.7%.
The median rate spread on its South Carolina originations was 0.1 percentage points (state median 0.3).
Applications in the state were down 19% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In South Carolina | South Carolina, all lenders | Wells Fargo Bank NA, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 33.9% | 25.2% | 31.7% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 2.7% | 15.5% | 2.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $463k | $296k | $1.0m | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 65.3% | 62.8% | 66.4% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 2.7% | 16.5% | 2.3% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 2.9% | 12.9% | 2.1% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateSouth Carolina, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in South Carolina
By purpose
Home purchase 65% (588)Home improvement 3% (29)Refinancing 7% (67)Cash-out refinancing 19% (170)Other purpose 5% (46)
By type
Conventional 94% (849)FHA 3% (24)VA 3% (26)USDA 0% (1)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 463 denials in South Carolina by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in South Carolina
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horry County | 220 | 110 | $29m | 32.9% |
| Greenville County | 199 | 91 | $22m | 33.1% |
| Charleston County | 175 | 84 | $79m | 32.3% |
| York County | 149 | 80 | $29m | 26.6% |
| Richland County | 150 | 64 | $14m | 34.7% |
| Lexington County | 97 | 51 | $11m | 30.1% |
| Spartanburg County | 100 | 48 | $9.4m | 36.0% |
| Beaufort County | 101 | 43 | $25m | 39.4% |
| Lancaster County | 70 | 39 | $13m | 26.4% |
| Anderson County | 69 | 38 | $8.4m | 25.0% |
| Berkeley County | 87 | 34 | $117m | 40.4% |
| Dorchester County | 58 | 26 | $6.5m | 36.6% |
| Jasper County | 42 | 21 | $5.8m | 25.0% |
| Aiken County | 44 | 20 | $4.7m | 31.0% |
| Pickens County | 43 | 18 | $3.4m | 35.7% |
| Florence County | 40 | 18 | $3.2m | 35.7% |
| Georgetown County | 31 | 16 | $5.9m | — |
| Oconee County | 31 | 11 | $3.6m | — |
| Greenwood County | 28 | 8 | $1.6m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Wells Fargo Bank NA originate in South Carolina in 2024?
900 loans totalling $417m, from 1,947 applications reported for properties in South Carolina.
What is Wells Fargo Bank NA's denial rate in South Carolina?
33.9% of decided applications in South Carolina were denied, against 25.2% for all lenders in the state and 31.7% 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 Wells Fargo Bank NA lend in most?
By originations: Horry County (110), Greenville County (91), Charleston County (84), York County (80), Richland County (64).
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 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.