American Heritage Lending · Georgia · 2025

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

American Heritage Lending took 387 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #174 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.0% of them and denied 14.5% (20.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

387Applicationsin GA
20.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $235,000
$46MVolume51 counties

American Heritage Lending in Georgia vs the state

14.5%Denial rate-4.75 pts vs state
20.5%Decision denial rate-4.56 pts vs state
45.0%Origination rate-9.13 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
1.62Rate spread (pts)+1.35 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
174Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232661197.9%8.88%#188
20243551578.7%7.88%#170
202538717414.5%7.38%#174

What American Heritage Lending lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 143 37% · 11.9% denied
Refinance 65 17% · 9.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 179 46% · 18.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 387 100% · 14.5% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Other 30 54%
Collateral 12 21%
Credit history 7 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 9%
Unverifiable information 2 4%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most American Heritage Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 982731 31.6%
DeKalb County 45187 15.6%
Bibb County 27211 3.7%
Gwinnett County 25161 4.0%
Muscogee County 25111 4.0%
Cobb County 2081 5.0%
Hall County 17140 0.0%
Forsyth County 1330 0.0%
Clayton County 1142 18.2%
Richmond County 1124 36.4%

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: 387 applications in 2025, of which 174 were originated and 56 denied.

14.5% of all applications, or 20.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans American Heritage Lending originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Heritage 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