Colony Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Colony Bank took 1,182 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #80 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.6% of them and denied 4.5% (5.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

1.2kApplicationsin GA
5.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $235,000
$298MVolume104 counties

Colony Bank in Georgia vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-14.74 pts vs state
5.4%Decision denial rate-19.63 pts vs state
77.6%Origination rate+23.49 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
917Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2769953.7%6.63%#67
20241,0127684.9%6.63%#86
20251,1829174.5%6.50%#80

What Colony Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 924 78% · 3.8% denied
Refinance 161 14% · 1.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 5% · 16.1% denied
Home improvement 15 1% · 13.3% denied
Other / HELOC 20 2% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 725 61% · 2.3% denied
FHA 284 24% · 9.9% denied
VA 146 12% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 27 2% · 3.7% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 25 47%
Credit history 13 25%
Collateral 6 11%
Other 4 8%
Employment history 3 6%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Colony Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Houston County 1181024 3.4%
Columbia County 96831 1.0%
Troup County 88692 2.3%
Dougherty County 65482 3.1%
Chatham County 61482 3.3%
Bibb County 52343 5.8%
Lee County 44321 2.3%
Lowndes County 44345 11.4%
Bulloch County 40333 7.5%
Richmond County 34283 8.8%

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: 1,182 applications in 2025, of which 917 were originated and 53 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 5.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Colony Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Colony 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