First State Bank of Blakely · Georgia · 2025

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

First State Bank of Blakely took 234 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #227 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 97.9% of them and denied 1.7% (1.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

234Applicationsin GA
1.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$65,000Median loanstate $235,000
$30MVolume20 counties

First State Bank of Blakely in Georgia vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-17.51 pts vs state
1.7%Decision denial rate-23.35 pts vs state
97.9%Origination rate+43.77 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$109kMedian applicant income
229Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232132052.4%#217
20242262240.4%#219
20252342291.7%#227

What First State Bank of Blakely lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 18% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 187 80% · 1.1% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 234 100% · 1.7% denied

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most First State Bank of Blakely applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Early County 53511 1.9%
Miller County 40391 2.5%
Dougherty County 26260 0.0%
Decatur County 25250 0.0%
Seminole County 21210 0.0%
Calhoun County 19181 5.3%
Lee County 13121 7.7%
Clay County 12120 0.0%
Sumter County 660 0.0%
Quitman County 440 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: 234 applications in 2025, of which 229 were originated and 4 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 1.7% 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 of Blakely'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