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Mortgage lending in Kershaw County

1,732 mortgages were originated in Kershaw 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
1,732
Median rate
6.425%
Median lender fees
$6,085
Median loan amount
$225,000
Median spread over APOR
0.181
Paid discount points
49.5%
Received lender credits
24.7%
Purchases / refinances
58.1% / 29.3%
Conventional / FHA / VA
48.5% / 20.2% / 29%

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 84.7% 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 Kershaw County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 126 $6,461 6.375%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 101 $5,780 6.500%
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 90 $6,245 5.375%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 75 $6,965 5.999%
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 60 $5,236 6.250%
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 55 $4,400 5.875%
SAFE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 53 $2,986 6.625%
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 53 6.625%
First Palmetto Bank 50 6.495%

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $225,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Kershaw County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$6,188
Cheaper quarter, under
$3,702
Dearer quarter, over
$9,088

From 1,467 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

Statewide, the median was 6.500% on rate and $5,945 on lender fees across 143,083 loans. See all of South Carolina.