Highlands Residential Mortgage · Georgia · 2025

Highlands Residential Mortgage in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Highlands Residential Mortgage took 121 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #310 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.6% of them and denied 3.3% (4.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

121Applicationsin GA
4.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $235,000
$25MVolume27 counties

Highlands Residential Mortgage in Georgia vs the state

3.3%Denial rate-15.91 pts vs state
4.1%Decision denial rate-20.95 pts vs state
68.6%Origination rate+14.51 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
83Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023101635.9%6.75%#314
2024114733.5%6.75%#311
2025121833.3%6.63%#310

What Highlands Residential Mortgage lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 104 86% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 5 4% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 10% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 57% · 1.5% denied
FHA 37 31% · 5.4% denied
VA 7 6% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 8 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 2 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Highlands Residential Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Catoosa County 31191 3.2%
Walker County 27151 3.7%
Dade County 1071 10.0%
Whitfield County 750 0.0%
Carroll County 770 0.0%
Paulding County 760 0.0%
Haralson County 440 0.0%
Bartow County 430 0.0%
Cobb County 320 0.0%
DeKalb County 330 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: 121 applications in 2025, of which 83 were originated and 4 denied.

3.3% of all applications, or 4.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Highlands Residential Mortgage originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Highlands Residential Mortgage'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