Gardner Financial Services · Georgia · 2025

Gardner Financial Services in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gardner Financial Services took 96 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #344 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.9% of them and denied 12.5% (14.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

96Applicationsin GA
14.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $235,000
$23MVolume28 counties

Gardner Financial Services in Georgia vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-6.72 pts vs state
14.8%Decision denial rate-10.26 pts vs state
71.9%Origination rate+17.79 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.80Rate spread (pts)+0.53 pts vs state
$1kMedian applicant income
69Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231397.7%6.88%#621
202427190.0%6.88%#525
2025966912.5%6.88%#344

What Gardner Financial Services lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 75 78% · 12.0% denied
Refinance 7 7% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 15% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 62 65% · 9.7% denied
FHA 31 32% · 19.4% denied
VA 2 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Other 6 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 25%
Employment history 1 8%
Credit history 1 8%
Collateral 1 8%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Gardner Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gwinnett County 32253 9.4%
Clayton County 870 0.0%
Cobb County 632 33.3%
DeKalb County 550 0.0%
Fulton County 422 50.0%
Douglas County 422 50.0%
Hall County 430 0.0%
Henry County 330 0.0%
Jackson County 330 0.0%
Chatham County 320 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: 96 applications in 2025, of which 69 were originated and 12 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 14.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Gardner Financial Services originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gardner Financial Services'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