Empeople Credit Union · Georgia · 2025

Empeople Credit Union in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Empeople Credit Union took 71 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #390 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.5% of them and denied 25.4% (31.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

71Applicationsin GA
31.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $235,000
$9.3MVolume24 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Georgia vs the state

25.4%Denial rate+6.13 pts vs state
31.0%Decision denial rate+5.96 pts vs state
53.5%Origination rate-0.57 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.37Rate spread (pts)-0.64 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
38Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023965325.0%6.75%#322
202476549.2%6.62%#374
2025713825.4%6.49%#390

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 31% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 16 23% · 18.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 13 18% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 17 24% · 58.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 71 100% · 25.4% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 9 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 28%
Incomplete application 3 17%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Columbia County 26157 26.9%
Cherokee County 850 0.0%
Gwinnett County 431 25.0%
Richmond County 321 33.3%
Fulton County 311 33.3%
Tift County 321 33.3%
Cobb County 320 0.0%
Carroll County 211 50.0%
Liberty County 202 100.0%
Worth County 210 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: 71 applications in 2025, of which 38 were originated and 18 denied.

25.4% of all applications, or 31.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople Credit Union'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