First Financial Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 34 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #507 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.9% of them and denied 35.3% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

34Applicationsin GA
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$65,000Median loanstate $235,000
$3.0MVolume4 counties

First Financial Bank in Georgia vs the state

35.3%Denial rate+16.07 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+12.43 pts vs state
55.9%Origination rate+1.79 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202415740.0%8.00%#597
2025341935.3%7.00%#507

What First Financial Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 15% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 5 15% · 40.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 12% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 13 38% · 38.5% denied
Other / HELOC 7 21% · 42.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 100% · 35.3% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 58%
Credit history 4 33%
Unverifiable information 1 8%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Walker County 23138 34.8%
Catoosa County 944 44.4%
Coweta County 110 0.0%
Whitfield 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: 34 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 12 denied.

35.3% 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 Financial Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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