Georgia'S Own · Georgia · 2025

Georgia'S Own in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Georgia'S Own took 3,891 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #25 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.3% of them and denied 28.5% (42.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

3.9kApplicationsin GA
42.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $235,000
$287MVolume123 counties

Georgia'S Own in Georgia vs the state

28.5%Denial rate+9.28 pts vs state
42.8%Decision denial rate+17.68 pts vs state
35.3%Origination rate-18.78 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.23 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
1,374Loans originated
1,109Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,2271,05436.0%8.80%#31
20243,4141,15036.4%8.75%#32
20253,8911,37428.5%7.25%#25

What Georgia'S Own lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 638 16% · 12.9% denied
Refinance 283 7% · 21.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 165 4% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 1,709 44% · 28.9% denied
Other / HELOC 1,096 28% · 41.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,875 100% · 28.3% denied
FHA 15 0% · 86.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Other 411 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 361 33%
Credit history 254 23%
Collateral 54 5%
Unverifiable information 15 1%
Incomplete application 11 1%
Employment history 2 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Georgia'S Own applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 572200151 26.4%
Gwinnett County 525169164 31.2%
Cobb County 38916883 21.3%
DeKalb County 338119107 31.7%
Forsyth County 27812745 16.2%
Cherokee County 1445230 20.8%
Clayton County 942544 46.8%
Douglas County 852526 30.6%
Chatham County 812425 30.9%
Hall County 793717 21.5%

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: 3,891 applications in 2025, of which 1,374 were originated and 1,109 denied.

28.5% of all applications, or 42.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Georgia'S Own originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Georgia'S Own'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