First Reliance Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

First Reliance Bank took 120 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #312 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 7.5% (8.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

120Applicationsin GA
8.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$250,000Median loanstate $235,000
$28MVolume27 counties

First Reliance Bank in Georgia vs the state

7.5%Denial rate-11.72 pts vs state
8.6%Decision denial rate-16.50 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+25.91 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
96Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202371662.8%6.38%#369
20241099010.1%6.38%#317
2025120967.5%6.50%#312

What First Reliance Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 89 74% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 18 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 9% · 27.3% denied
Other / HELOC 2 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 107 89% · 7.5% denied
FHA 9 8% · 11.1% denied
VA 4 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Credit history 3 33%
Other 1 11%
Collateral 1 11%
Employment history 1 11%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First Reliance Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Thomas County 59492 3.4%
Fulton County 1190 0.0%
Grady County 650 0.0%
Chatham County 440 0.0%
Gilmer County 440 0.0%
Gwinnett County 430 0.0%
Towns County 312 66.7%
Cherokee County 210 0.0%
Burke County 220 0.0%
Brooks County 211 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: 120 applications in 2025, of which 96 were originated and 9 denied.

7.5% of all applications, or 8.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans First Reliance Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Reliance 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