Gateway First Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 25 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #542 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.0% of them and denied 4.0% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

25Applicationsin GA
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.63%
$375,000Median loanstate $235,000
$5.9MVolume18 counties

Gateway First Bank in Georgia vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-15.22 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-17.38 pts vs state
48.0%Origination rate-6.09 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$165kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023703818.6%6.75%#370
202438212.6%6.75%#467
202525124.0%6.69%#542

What Gateway First Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 16 64% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 20% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 16% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 68% · 0.0% denied
FHA 3 12% · 33.3% denied
VA 5 20% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 520 0.0%
Gwinnett County 310 0.0%
Chatham County 210 0.0%
Laurens County 100 0.0%
Bryan County 110 0.0%
Ben Hill County 100 0.0%
Bleckley County 100 0.0%
Fannin County 100 0.0%
Houston County 110 0.0%
Bibb County 100 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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 1 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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