First State Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

First State Bank took 147 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #286 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 97.3% of them and denied 0.7% (0.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

147Applicationsin GA
0.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $235,000
$21MVolume20 counties

First State Bank in Georgia vs the state

0.7%Denial rate-18.54 pts vs state
0.7%Decision denial rate-24.39 pts vs state
97.3%Origination rate+43.19 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$68kMedian applicant income
143Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231671620.0%#250
20241471470.0%#272
20251471430.7%#286

What First State Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 66 45% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 61 41% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 17 12% · 5.9% denied
Other / HELOC 3 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 147 100% · 0.7% denied

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sumter County 41391 2.4%
Jefferson County 31310 0.0%
Richmond County 18170 0.0%
Columbia County 13130 0.0%
Schley County 13130 0.0%
McDuffie County 770 0.0%
Glascock County 770 0.0%
Crisp County 330 0.0%
Burke County 220 0.0%
Stewart 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: 147 applications in 2025, of which 143 were originated and 1 denied.

0.7% of all applications, or 0.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First State 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