East West Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

East West Bank took 375 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #176 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.9% of them and denied 13.1% (16.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

375Applicationsin GA
16.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $235,000
$78MVolume20 counties

East West Bank in Georgia vs the state

13.1%Denial rate-6.15 pts vs state
16.3%Decision denial rate-8.79 pts vs state
65.9%Origination rate+11.78 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
247Loans originated
49Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202361539814.3%6.00%#109
202426418911.7%6.88%#205
202537524713.1%6.00%#176

What East West Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 283 75% · 12.0% denied
Refinance 28 7% · 3.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 3% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 9 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 42 11% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 375 100% · 13.1% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 20 41%
Other 11 22%
Collateral 8 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 16%
Unverifiable information 2 4%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most East West Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gwinnett County 1449421 14.6%
DeKalb County 48327 14.6%
Fulton County 40273 7.5%
Cobb County 35241 2.9%
Cherokee County 17160 0.0%
Forsyth County 16140 0.0%
Clayton County 1474 28.6%
Henry County 1463 21.4%
Paulding County 1041 10.0%
Rockdale County 742 28.6%

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: 375 applications in 2025, of which 247 were originated and 49 denied.

13.1% of all applications, or 16.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans East West Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are East West 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