Fairwinds Credit Union · Georgia · 2025

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

Fairwinds Credit Union took 38 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #483 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.1% of them and denied 26.3% (38.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

38Applicationsin GA
38.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.09%Median ratestate 6.63%
$150,000Median loanstate $235,000
$6.5MVolume19 counties

Fairwinds Credit Union in Georgia vs the state

26.3%Denial rate+7.10 pts vs state
38.5%Decision denial rate+13.39 pts vs state
42.1%Origination rate-11.98 pts vs state
6.09%Median rate-0.54 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317829.4%6.00%#571
202417723.5%6.88%#574
2025381626.3%6.09%#483

What Fairwinds Credit Union lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 16 42% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 4 11% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 11% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 34% · 46.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 38 100% · 26.3% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 50%
Unverifiable information 2 20%
Incomplete application 2 20%
Credit history 1 10%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Fairwinds Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cherokee County 723 42.9%
Cobb County 622 33.3%
DeKalb County 321 33.3%
Houston County 300 0.0%
Fulton County 321 33.3%
Gwinnett County 201 50.0%
Wilkes County 200 0.0%
Towns County 110 0.0%
Lowndes County 100 0.0%
Fayette County 110 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: 38 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 10 denied.

26.3% of all applications, or 38.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Fairwinds Credit Union originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.09%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fairwinds 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