Guardian Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Guardian Bank took 149 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #281 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 94.6% of them and denied 1.3% (1.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

149Applicationsin GA
1.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $235,000
$46MVolume15 counties

Guardian Bank in Georgia vs the state

1.3%Denial rate-17.88 pts vs state
1.4%Decision denial rate-23.69 pts vs state
94.6%Origination rate+40.54 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$87kMedian applicant income
141Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231271193.9%#277
20241621571.9%#259
20251491411.3%#281

What Guardian Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 19% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 106 71% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 9 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 3% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 149 100% · 1.3% denied

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Guardian Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lowndes County 82810 0.0%
Mitchell County 32311 3.1%
Atkinson County 1171 9.1%
Lanier County 440 0.0%
Coffee County 440 0.0%
Colquitt County 330 0.0%
Berrien County 330 0.0%
DeKalb County 220 0.0%
Ware County 220 0.0%
Thomas County 110 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: 149 applications in 2025, of which 141 were originated and 2 denied.

1.3% of all applications, or 1.4% 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 Guardian 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