First American Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

First American Bank took 18 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #586 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 33.3% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

18Applicationsin GA
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $235,000
$3.4MVolume7 counties

First American Bank in Georgia vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+14.11 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+12.43 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate+1.47 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238525.0%8.00%#692
20247442.9%8.62%#706
2025181033.3%7.50%#586

What First American Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 28% · 60.0% denied
Refinance 3 17% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 44% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 2 11% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 100% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 100%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gwinnett County 422 50.0%
Fulton County 431 25.0%
Cobb County 430 0.0%
Cherokee County 211 50.0%
Douglas County 201 50.0%
Polk County 101 100.0%
Newton 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: 18 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 6 denied.

33.3% of all applications, or 37.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First American 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