Mortgage lending in Cherokee County
971 mortgages were originated in Cherokee County, South Carolina, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 971
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Median lender fees
- $6,071
- Median loan amount
- $185,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.418
- Paid discount points
- 46.2%
- Received lender credits
- 20.7%
- Purchases / refinances
- 59.5% / 27%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 58.9% / 28.3% / 10.6%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 80.7% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Cherokee County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 83 | $5,902 | 6.625% |
| First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney | 60 | — | 7.500% |
| UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 52 | — | 6.112% |
| FOUNDERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 50 | — | 7.563% |
| ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. | 50 | $4,305 | — |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $185,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Cherokee County — not a rule of thumb.
From 784 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers