Columbia Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in Columbia (MSA/MD Code 17900) 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 17900
15,228 Loans Originated
• Primary State: South Carolina (SC)
• $4.37 Billion Originated Volume
• $255,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 20,091 +9.67% vs 2024
Approval Rate 80.76% +0.20 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 19.24% -0.20 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 15,228 +9.51% vs 2024
Originated Volume $4.37 Billion +12.74% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 20,091 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

80.76%
19.24%
16,226 approved 3,865 denied
Action 1: Originated
15,228 (75.80%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
998 (4.97%)
Action 3: Denied
3,865 (19.24%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
4,464 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
1,969 —
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 Columbia Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric Columbia South Carolina
Actionable Apps 20,091 128,189
Approval Rate 80.76% 78.99%
Denial Rate 19.24% 21.01%
Originations 15,228 95,845
Originated Volume $4.37 Billion $31.82 Billion
Median Loan $255,000 $285,000
Compared against South Carolina statewide baseline in 2025.

Lending Trends in Columbia

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 23,847 26,524 +11.23%
Actionable Apps 18,319 20,091 +9.67%
Originations 13,905 15,228 +9.51%
Approval Rate 80.56% 80.76% +0.20 pp
Denial Rate 19.44% 19.24% -0.20 pp
Median Loan $255,000 $255,000 0.00%
Dollar Volume $3.87 Billion $4.37 Billion +12.74%

Applications by Borrower Income (Columbia)

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

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 3,953 87.07% 12.93%
$150k+ 3,021 90.17% 9.83%
$50k–$99,999 8,425 80.43% 19.57%
<$50k 2,700 58.04% 41.96%
Income unavailable/entity 1,992 86.19% 13.81%
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 17900, anchored in South Carolina (SC).
Metro Share of State Apps 15.67%
Metro Share of State Volume 13.73%
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

Explore South Carolina statewide mortgage activity

Columbia is part of OpenFileData’s statewide coverage of South Carolina. View statewide approval benchmarks, metropolitan rankings, and institution profiles across all reporting jurisdictions.

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

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South Carolina Profile

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Methodology & Disclosures

Credit Decision Denominator Rule: Approval and denial rates are calculated strictly among actionable applications reaching a formal credit underwriting decision (Actions 1, 2, and 3: loan originated, approved but not accepted, denied). Applications withdrawn by borrower (Action 4) and closed for incompleteness (Action 5) are tracked in the broader Consumer Mortgage Universe for market completeness but excluded from credit decision rates as no underwriting decision occurred.

Official Data Source & Freeze Date: Official Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Primary analysis uses the 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026); historical baseline uses the 2024 One-Year National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026).

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For complete technical formulas, SQL implementations, and data definitions, read the full Mortgage Lending Methodology Specification.