BMO Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 65 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #409 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 23.1% of them and denied 70.8% (75.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

65Applicationsin GA
75.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
8.08%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $235,000
$5.3MVolume35 counties

BMO Bank in Georgia vs the state

70.8%Denial rate+51.55 pts vs state
75.4%Decision denial rate+50.34 pts vs state
23.1%Origination rate-31.01 pts vs state
8.08%Median rate+1.46 pts vs state
1.02Rate spread (pts)+0.75 pts vs state
$156kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231996534.2%7.88%#226
20241475038.1%7.38%#271
2025651570.8%8.08%#409

What BMO Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 17% · 45.5% denied
Refinance 3 5% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 11% · 71.4% denied
Home improvement 26 40% · 76.9% denied
Other / HELOC 18 28% · 83.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 100% · 70.8% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Other 11 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 22%
Credit history 8 17%
Collateral 8 17%
Unverifiable information 6 13%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 1054 40.0%
Gwinnett County 707 100.0%
Cherokee County 404 100.0%
DeKalb County 413 75.0%
Cobb County 302 66.7%
Chatham County 202 100.0%
Columbia County 211 50.0%
Henry County 202 100.0%
Bryan County 211 50.0%
Paulding County 202 100.0%

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: 65 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 46 denied.

70.8% of all applications, or 75.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 8.08%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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