Clearedge Lending · Georgia · 2025

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

Clearedge Lending took 248 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #219 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.3% of them and denied 22.6% (26.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

248Applicationsin GA
26.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $235,000
$66MVolume44 counties

Clearedge Lending in Georgia vs the state

22.6%Denial rate+3.36 pts vs state
26.1%Decision denial rate+0.98 pts vs state
63.3%Origination rate+9.22 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
1.05Rate spread (pts)+0.78 pts vs state
$214kMedian applicant income
157Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318910528.0%8.38%#235
202425414027.2%7.75%#207
202524815722.6%7.38%#219

What Clearedge Lending lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 171 69% · 16.4% denied
Refinance 16 6% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 21% · 37.3% denied
Other / HELOC 10 4% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 248 100% · 22.6% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Collateral 28 50%
Incomplete application 7 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 13%
Other 5 9%
Credit history 5 9%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Insufficient cash 2 4%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 352110 28.6%
Gwinnett County 33217 21.2%
Cobb County 27185 18.5%
DeKalb County 26169 34.6%
Chatham County 16111 6.3%
Cherokee County 1182 18.2%
Forsyth County 851 12.5%
Clayton County 844 50.0%
Glynn County 740 0.0%
Paulding County 540 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: 248 applications in 2025, of which 157 were originated and 56 denied.

22.6% of all applications, or 26.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge Lending'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