Columbia, SC: 20.6% of FHA applications were denied in 2025.

Of 5,384 FHA applications reaching a credit decision in this metro in 2025, 1,111 were formally denied. Small applications (<$150K) were denied at 38.9% vs 18.2% for large ones ($250K+) — a 2.14× penalty.

The doors of Columbia, SC

The metro's five highest-volume FHA lenders, by observed 2025 denial rate — a 25.1-point spread inside one metro:

What to do with this

A metro average is a tendency, not a rule — and the table above shows why: the same city contains very different doors. If you've been denied, decode the reason first, then pick the next door on the record, not on advertising.