First Financial Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 8 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #695 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 25.0% of them and denied 62.5% (71.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

8Applicationsin GA
71.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
5.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $235,000
$380kVolume7 counties

First Financial Bank in Georgia vs the state

62.5%Denial rate+43.28 pts vs state
71.4%Decision denial rate+46.36 pts vs state
25.0%Origination rate-29.09 pts vs state
5.81%Median rate-0.82 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.31 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310280.0%6.25%#658
20258262.5%5.81%#695

What First Financial Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 25% · 50.0% denied
Refinance 1 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 13% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 50% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 100% · 62.5% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Collateral 4 80%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Habersham County 202 100.0%
Cobb County 101 100.0%
Fayette County 101 100.0%
Gwinnett County 100 0.0%
Forsyth County 110 0.0%
Fulton County 101 100.0%
Effingham 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 5 denied.

62.5% of all applications, or 71.4% 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 5.81%, 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