BankSouth · Georgia · 2025

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

BankSouth took 230 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #230 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 84.8% of them and denied 3.0% (3.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

230Applicationsin GA
3.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$270,000Median loanstate $235,000
$86MVolume40 counties

BankSouth in Georgia vs the state

3.0%Denial rate-16.18 pts vs state
3.4%Decision denial rate-21.64 pts vs state
84.8%Origination rate+30.69 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$153kMedian applicant income
195Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232321943.5%#205
20242431894.9%#212
20252301953.0%#230

What BankSouth lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 130 57% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 53 23% · 1.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 8% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 15 7% · 6.7% denied
Other / HELOC 13 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 230 100% · 3.0% denied

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most BankSouth applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greene County 53472 3.8%
Putnam County 26210 0.0%
Chatham County 17123 17.6%
Laurens County 17170 0.0%
Oconee County 13110 0.0%
Bleckley County 12120 0.0%
Clarke County 11100 0.0%
Madison County 880 0.0%
Gwinnett County 650 0.0%
Fulton County 641 16.7%

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: 230 applications in 2025, of which 195 were originated and 7 denied.

3.0% of all applications, or 3.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are BankSouth'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