Georgia United · Georgia · 2025

Georgia United in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Georgia United took 3,190 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #33 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.3% of them and denied 35.5% (40.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

3.2kApplicationsin GA
40.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $235,000
$213MVolume108 counties

Georgia United in Georgia vs the state

35.5%Denial rate+16.30 pts vs state
40.5%Decision denial rate+15.47 pts vs state
51.3%Origination rate-2.80 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
1,636Loans originated
1,133Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,7131,53825.8%8.25%#38
20242,8461,62130.7%8.38%#36
20253,1901,63635.5%7.38%#33

What Georgia United lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 481 15% · 26.2% denied
Refinance 451 14% · 12.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 99 3% · 24.2% denied
Home improvement 1,135 36% · 34.1% denied
Other / HELOC 1,024 32% · 52.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,161 99% · 35.5% denied
FHA 27 1% · 37.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 411 36%
Incomplete application 268 24%
Credit history 265 23%
Collateral 163 14%
Unverifiable information 19 2%
Other 4 0%
Employment history 2 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Georgia United applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
DeKalb County 521258199 38.2%
Gwinnett County 344166131 38.1%
Fulton County 28515485 29.8%
Whitfield County 22913079 34.5%
Forsyth County 21213557 26.9%
Henry County 1566466 42.3%
Cobb County 1398338 27.3%
Newton County 1125444 39.3%
Clarke County 945921 22.3%
Rockdale County 903543 47.8%

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: 3,190 applications in 2025, of which 1,636 were originated and 1,133 denied.

35.5% of all applications, or 40.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Georgia United originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Georgia United'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