Leaderone Financial · Georgia · 2025

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

Leaderone Financial took 309 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #197 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.8% of them and denied 12.3% (16.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

309Applicationsin GA
16.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $235,000
$55MVolume38 counties

Leaderone Financial in Georgia vs the state

12.3%Denial rate-6.92 pts vs state
16.6%Decision denial rate-8.48 pts vs state
61.8%Origination rate+7.72 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
191Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202325616014.8%6.88%#191
202424615210.2%6.75%#210
202530919112.3%6.50%#197

What Leaderone Financial lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 205 66% · 11.2% denied
Refinance 44 14% · 15.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 60 19% · 13.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 165 53% · 12.7% denied
FHA 109 35% · 13.8% denied
VA 24 8% · 8.3% denied
USDA / RHS 11 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 9 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 24%
Incomplete application 7 18%
Other 7 18%
Collateral 4 11%
Unverifiable information 2 5%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Leaderone Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Catoosa County 72467 9.7%
Walker County 654012 18.5%
Cobb County 29212 6.9%
DeKalb County 20123 15.0%
Fulton County 1675 31.3%
Whitfield County 1061 10.0%
Chattooga County 951 11.1%
Forsyth County 971 11.1%
Cherokee County 971 11.1%
Gwinnett County 750 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: 309 applications in 2025, of which 191 were originated and 38 denied.

12.3% of all applications, or 16.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Leaderone Financial originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Leaderone Financial'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