Bay Equity · Georgia · 2025

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

Bay Equity took 159 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #275 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.4% of them and denied 5.7% (9.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

159Applicationsin GA
9.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $235,000
$35MVolume24 counties

Bay Equity in Georgia vs the state

5.7%Denial rate-13.56 pts vs state
9.3%Decision denial rate-15.79 pts vs state
55.4%Origination rate+1.26 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
88Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235163394.1%6.49%#128
20244242623.3%6.56%#153
2025159885.7%6.49%#275

What Bay Equity lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 154 97% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 3% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 119 75% · 2.5% denied
FHA 32 20% · 18.8% denied
VA 8 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Employment history 3 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Credit history 2 22%
Collateral 1 11%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Bay Equity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 31193 9.7%
Cobb County 27151 3.7%
Gwinnett County 1970 0.0%
DeKalb County 18101 5.6%
Henry County 1121 9.1%
Cherokee County 870 0.0%
Hall County 760 0.0%
Forsyth County 540 0.0%
Clayton County 420 0.0%
Chatham County 431 25.0%

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: 159 applications in 2025, of which 88 were originated and 9 denied.

5.7% of all applications, or 9.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Bay Equity originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bay Equity'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