1st Signature Lending · Georgia · 2025

1st Signature Lending in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Signature Lending took 129 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #301 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.3% of them and denied 8.5% (13.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

129Applicationsin GA
13.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $235,000
$18MVolume0 counties

1st Signature Lending in Georgia vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-10.69 pts vs state
13.6%Decision denial rate-11.49 pts vs state
54.3%Origination rate+0.17 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
70Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023844311.9%6.88%#350
202493558.6%6.50%#344
2025129708.5%5.88%#301

What 1st Signature Lending lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 92% · 7.6% denied
Refinance 9 7% · 22.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 4% · 0.0% denied
FHA 78 60% · 7.7% denied
VA 35 27% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 11 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Collateral 3 27%
Employment history 3 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 18%
Other 2 18%
Credit history 1 9%

Other large lenders in Georgia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 29,84518.2%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,78412.6%6.25%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 12,38826.4%7.95%
Truist BankC 10,56338.7%6.49%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 10,27311.6%6.49%
Broker SolutionsD 9,7098.6%6.63%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,44319.8%6.25%
Freedom MortgageB 9,2939.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 9,16836.5%6.24%
Ameris BankB 8,06510.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 129 applications in 2025, of which 70 were originated and 11 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 13.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans 1st Signature Lending originated in Georgia in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Signature Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Georgia, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology