Ameris Bank · Georgia · 2025

Ameris Bank in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ameris Bank took 8,065 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #10 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.8% of them and denied 10.1% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

8.1kApplicationsin GA
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $235,000
$2.0BVolume142 counties

Ameris Bank in Georgia vs the state

10.1%Denial rate-9.09 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-12.50 pts vs state
69.8%Origination rate+15.68 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
5,627Loans originated
817Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238,5665,9709.4%6.63%#7
20248,8366,1159.2%6.63%#7
20258,0655,62710.1%6.50%#10

What Ameris Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5,693 71% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 738 9% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 542 7% · 16.1% denied
Home improvement 650 8% · 41.2% denied
Other / HELOC 442 5% · 43.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,462 80% · 11.0% denied
FHA 1,098 14% · 7.9% denied
VA 472 6% · 4.2% denied
USDA / RHS 33 0% · 6.1% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 505 62%
Collateral 116 14%
Credit history 115 14%
Other 38 5%
Unverifiable information 28 3%
Employment history 8 1%
Incomplete application 7 1%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Ameris Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 1,299895106 8.2%
DeKalb County 83759553 6.3%
Cobb County 81658262 7.6%
Gwinnett County 77853683 10.7%
Cherokee County 30122123 7.6%
Henry County 24515439 15.9%
Lowndes County 22116220 9.0%
Forsyth County 21915915 6.8%
Chatham County 18910939 20.6%
Hall County 17312520 11.6%

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%
NewrezD 7,88021.5%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 8,065 applications in 2025, of which 5,627 were originated and 817 denied.

10.1% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Ameris Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Ameris Bank'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