Sumter Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in Sumter (MSA/MD Code 44940) using official HMDA public records. Review underwriting outcomes, borrower characteristics, and regional lending benchmarks.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) • Dataset: 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset • Updated: June 2, 2026 • Methodology →
Metropolitan Area 44940
1,591 Loans Originated
• Primary State: South Carolina (SC)
• $378.99 Million Originated Volume
• $225,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 2,241 -1.75% vs 2024
Approval Rate 76.75% +2.66 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 23.25% -2.66 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 1,591 +1.34% vs 2024
Originated Volume $378.99 Million +5.49% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 2,241 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

76.75%
23.25%
1,720 approved 521 denied
Action 1: Originated
1,591 (71.00%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
129 (5.76%)
Action 3: Denied
521 (23.25%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
441 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
307 —
How to read this: Approval rate uses Actions 1, 2, and 3. Actions 4 and 5 are excluded from the credit decision denominator. Read the full methodology →

How Sumter Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric Sumter South Carolina
Actionable Apps 2,241 128,189
Approval Rate 76.75% 78.99%
Denial Rate 23.25% 21.01%
Originations 1,591 95,845
Originated Volume $378.99 Million $31.82 Billion
Median Loan $225,000 $285,000

Lending Trends in Sumter

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 2,951 2,989 +1.29%
Actionable Apps 2,281 2,241 -1.75%
Originations 1,570 1,591 +1.34%
Approval Rate 74.09% 76.75% +2.66 pp
Denial Rate 25.91% 23.25% -2.66 pp
Median Loan $215,000 $225,000 +4.65%
Dollar Volume $359.26 Million $378.99 Million +5.49%

Applications by Borrower Income (Sumter)

Approval and denial rates across gross annual income tiers (2025)

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 388 84.79% 15.21%
$150k+ 212 85.85% 14.15%
$50k–$99,999 989 79.47% 20.53%
<$50k 408 51.96% 48.04%
Income unavailable/entity 244 86.48% 13.52%
Gross annual borrower income relied upon during credit underwriting. Descriptive figures only; does not establish causation.

Geographic Market Context

Regional integration within South Carolina (2025)

Official Geographic Designation: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Division 44940, anchored in South Carolina (SC).
Metro Share of State Apps 1.75%
Metro Share of State Volume 1.19%
Geographic Notice: OpenFileData reports verified OMB-designated metropolitan boundaries. Detailed county-level vector choropleths are omitted unless authoritative polygon geometries and county-level consumer records are officially available, preventing data fabrication.

Parent State Association

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South Carolina Statewide Overview Active Profile
Statewide Actionable Applications: 128,189
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Methodology

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