American Financing · Georgia · 2025

American Financing in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 2,673 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #41 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.4% of them and denied 54.5% (69.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

2.7kApplicationsin GA
69.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $235,000
$107MVolume118 counties

American Financing in Georgia vs the state

54.5%Denial rate+35.29 pts vs state
69.7%Decision denial rate+44.61 pts vs state
18.4%Origination rate-35.72 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$74kMedian applicant income
491Loans originated
1,457Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,48263052.3%6.25%#22
20243,58963961.8%5.88%#28
20252,67349154.5%6.13%#41

What American Financing lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 84 3% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 516 19% · 76.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,947 73% · 52.3% denied
Other / HELOC 126 5% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 658 25% · 37.8% denied
FHA 1,851 69% · 60.8% denied
VA 163 6% · 50.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 669 46%
Other 350 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 239 16%
Collateral 105 7%
Incomplete application 51 4%
Unverifiable information 25 2%
Employment history 14 1%
Insufficient cash 4 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 34555196 56.8%
DeKalb County 34161197 57.8%
Gwinnett County 27949148 53.0%
Clayton County 25854148 57.4%
Henry County 1602594 58.8%
Cobb County 1592886 54.1%
Rockdale County 1111765 58.6%
Douglas County 921854 58.7%
Newton County 88954 61.4%
Paulding County 691528 40.6%

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: 2,673 applications in 2025, of which 491 were originated and 1,457 denied.

54.5% of all applications, or 69.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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