21st Mortgage · Georgia · 2025

21st Mortgage in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 7,152 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #13 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 17.0% of them and denied 51.0% (73.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

7.2kApplicationsin GA
73.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
9.73%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $235,000
$163MVolume159 counties

21st Mortgage in Georgia vs the state

51.0%Denial rate+31.79 pts vs state
73.8%Decision denial rate+48.73 pts vs state
17.0%Origination rate-37.06 pts vs state
9.73%Median rate+3.11 pts vs state
3.99Rate spread (pts)+3.72 pts vs state
$65kMedian applicant income
1,218Loans originated
3,648Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,4091,14052.6%9.20%#10
20247,5531,31548.7%9.61%#11
20257,1521,21851.0%9.73%#13

What 21st Mortgage lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6,999 98% · 50.5% denied
Refinance 54 1% · 74.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 57 1% · 70.2% denied
Home improvement 27 0% · 70.4% denied
Other / HELOC 15 0% · 80.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,152 100% · 51.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 2,298 63%
Debt-to-income ratio 954 26%
Incomplete application 140 4%
Insufficient cash 102 3%
Collateral 85 2%
Other 33 1%
Unverifiable information 31 1%
Employment history 5 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gwinnett County 22723153 67.4%
Fayette County 21334136 63.8%
Cobb County 15923104 65.4%
Colquitt County 1572180 51.0%
Coffee County 1553284 54.2%
Lowndes County 1491386 57.7%
Appling County 1413164 45.4%
Thomas County 1381087 63.0%
Wayne County 1262766 52.4%
Henry County 1221665 53.3%

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: 7,152 applications in 2025, of which 1,218 were originated and 3,648 denied.

51.0% of all applications, or 73.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Georgia in 2025 was 9.73%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage'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