Bank OZK · Georgia · 2025

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

Bank OZK took 1,399 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #71 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.5% of them and denied 38.7% (42.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

1.4kApplicationsin GA
42.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $235,000
$176MVolume84 counties

Bank OZK in Georgia vs the state

38.7%Denial rate+19.52 pts vs state
42.2%Decision denial rate+17.14 pts vs state
50.5%Origination rate-3.55 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-1.31Rate spread (pts)-1.58 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
707Loans originated
542Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202356423845.6%8.05%#113
20241,43363043.3%5.99%#63
20251,39970738.7%5.99%#71

What Bank OZK lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 318 23% · 24.2% denied
Refinance 246 18% · 34.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 3% · 38.3% denied
Home improvement 585 42% · 44.3% denied
Other / HELOC 203 15% · 50.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,358 97% · 38.3% denied
FHA 35 3% · 62.9% denied
VA 3 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 281 52%
Credit history 158 29%
Collateral 60 11%
Incomplete application 25 5%
Other 13 2%
Unverifiable information 4 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Bank OZK applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Carroll County 1196738 31.9%
Lowndes County 956524 25.3%
Forsyth County 784924 30.8%
Fulton County 773632 41.6%
Haralson County 602132 53.3%
Gwinnett County 582528 48.3%
Barrow County 572130 52.6%
Fannin County 503118 36.0%
Cherokee County 462416 34.8%
DeKalb County 441821 47.7%

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: 1,399 applications in 2025, of which 707 were originated and 542 denied.

38.7% of all applications, or 42.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Bank OZK originated in Georgia in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bank OZK'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