First Commerce Credit Union · Georgia · 2025

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

First Commerce Credit Union took 242 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #224 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.3% of them and denied 26.9% (28.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

242Applicationsin GA
28.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $235,000
$18MVolume19 counties

First Commerce Credit Union in Georgia vs the state

26.9%Denial rate+7.64 pts vs state
28.8%Decision denial rate+3.69 pts vs state
60.3%Origination rate+6.24 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
146Loans originated
65Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202320610128.2%7.50%#221
202425413833.1%8.25%#206
202524214626.9%7.25%#224

What First Commerce Credit Union lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 21% · 18.0% denied
Refinance 19 8% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 63 26% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 43 18% · 23.3% denied
Other / HELOC 67 28% · 44.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 240 99% · 26.7% denied
FHA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 32 49%
Debt-to-income ratio 18 28%
Incomplete application 10 15%
Collateral 4 6%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First Commerce Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lowndes County 754224 32.0%
Thomas County 513610 19.6%
Cook County 442413 29.5%
Berrien County 291510 34.5%
Grady County 1192 18.2%
Brooks County 852 25.0%
Colquitt County 760 0.0%
Lanier County 430 0.0%
Decatur County 202 100.0%
Mitchell County 220 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: 242 applications in 2025, of which 146 were originated and 65 denied.

26.9% of all applications, or 28.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans First Commerce Credit Union originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Commerce 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