Cadence Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Cadence Bank took 1,006 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #93 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.0% of them and denied 22.1% (26.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

1.0kApplicationsin GA
26.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $235,000
$199MVolume78 counties

Cadence Bank in Georgia vs the state

22.1%Denial rate+2.85 pts vs state
26.0%Decision denial rate+0.89 pts vs state
61.0%Origination rate+6.94 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
614Loans originated
222Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202392653723.5%7.25%#83
202495359022.3%7.38%#89
20251,00661422.1%6.88%#93

What Cadence Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 533 53% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 156 16% · 23.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 3% · 19.2% denied
Home improvement 17 2% · 47.1% denied
Other / HELOC 274 27% · 38.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 812 81% · 23.4% denied
FHA 165 16% · 18.8% denied
VA 26 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 112 50%
Credit history 38 17%
Other 23 10%
Collateral 18 8%
Incomplete application 18 8%
Unverifiable information 6 3%
Insufficient cash 5 2%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Cadence Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 1418728 19.9%
Bibb County 956218 18.9%
Houston County 703519 27.1%
Richmond County 694810 14.5%
Columbia County 57369 15.8%
DeKalb County 573511 19.3%
Chatham County 52356 11.5%
Gwinnett County 43299 20.9%
Cobb County 40238 20.0%
Catoosa County 37228 21.6%

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: 1,006 applications in 2025, of which 614 were originated and 222 denied.

22.1% of all applications, or 26.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Cadence 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