Hometown Equity Mortgage · Georgia · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 558 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #140 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.4% of them and denied 48.6% (50.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

558Applicationsin GA
50.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$265,000Median loanstate $235,000
$89MVolume62 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Georgia vs the state

48.6%Denial rate+29.35 pts vs state
50.1%Decision denial rate+25.02 pts vs state
46.4%Origination rate-7.67 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.79Rate spread (pts)+0.52 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
259Loans originated
271Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202339014047.2%8.75%#152
202439119149.4%7.75%#161
202555825948.6%7.13%#140

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 260 47% · 40.4% denied
Refinance 69 12% · 60.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 229 41% · 54.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 506 91% · 48.6% denied
FHA 49 9% · 46.9% denied
VA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Incomplete application 198 73%
Collateral 31 11%
Credit history 22 8%
Unverifiable information 7 3%
Insufficient cash 6 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 1094561 56.0%
Gwinnett County 783341 52.6%
DeKalb County 572328 49.1%
Cobb County 452318 40.0%
Chatham County 28235 17.9%
Clayton County 271016 59.3%
Fayette County 14410 71.4%
Bibb County 1448 57.1%
Henry County 1486 42.9%
Muscogee County 1494 28.6%

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: 558 applications in 2025, of which 259 were originated and 271 denied.

48.6% of all applications, or 50.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity 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