Bell Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 19 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #578 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.7% of them and denied 10.5% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

19Applicationsin GA
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $235,000
$6.5MVolume17 counties

Bell Bank in Georgia vs the state

10.5%Denial rate-8.69 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-12.57 pts vs state
73.7%Origination rate+19.59 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202332239.4%6.38%#475
2024211214.3%6.81%#553
2025191410.5%6.88%#578

What Bell Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 95% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 95% · 11.1% denied
VA 1 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 2 100%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chatham County 210 0.0%
Hall County 220 0.0%
Walker County 101 100.0%
Union County 110 0.0%
Effingham County 110 0.0%
Fulton County 100 0.0%
Cobb County 110 0.0%
Muscogee County 110 0.0%
Bryan County 110 0.0%
Fayette County 110 0.0%

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: 19 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 2 denied.

10.5% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bell 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