Fifth Third Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 1,650 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #59 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.9% of them and denied 34.0% (43.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

1.7kApplicationsin GA
43.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $235,000
$218MVolume91 counties

Fifth Third Bank in Georgia vs the state

34.0%Denial rate+14.78 pts vs state
43.5%Decision denial rate+18.38 pts vs state
41.9%Origination rate-12.21 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.52Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
691Loans originated
561Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,13755032.2%8.60%#75
20241,22455831.1%8.65%#75
20251,65069134.0%7.25%#59

What Fifth Third Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 430 26% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 254 15% · 35.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 3% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 575 35% · 43.1% denied
Other / HELOC 340 21% · 47.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,610 98% · 34.3% denied
FHA 28 2% · 25.0% denied
VA 11 1% · 18.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 236 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 137 24%
Other 75 13%
Collateral 51 9%
Incomplete application 34 6%
Unverifiable information 17 3%
Employment history 10 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 2469780 32.5%
Cobb County 23410379 33.8%
Gwinnett County 23382102 43.8%
DeKalb County 1888851 27.1%
Forsyth County 974129 29.9%
Cherokee County 804322 27.5%
Chatham County 361213 36.1%
Paulding County 341512 35.3%
Columbia County 34206 17.6%
Richmond County 321016 50.0%

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: 1,650 applications in 2025, of which 691 were originated and 561 denied.

34.0% of all applications, or 43.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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