Meridian Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Meridian Bank took 14 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #615 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 14.3% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

14Applicationsin GA
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$335,000Median loanstate $235,000
$3.7MVolume10 counties

Meridian Bank in Georgia vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-4.93 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-8.40 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+17.34 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$166kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231179.1%6.88%#650
20241050.0%6.75%#654
2025141014.3%6.25%#615

What Meridian Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 64% · 22.2% denied
Refinance 3 21% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 43% · 33.3% denied
FHA 2 14% · 0.0% denied
VA 6 43% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Collateral 2 100%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Meridian Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Henry County 220 0.0%
Gwinnett County 200 0.0%
Lowndes County 202 100.0%
Cobb County 220 0.0%
Clarke County 110 0.0%
Hall County 110 0.0%
Chatham County 110 0.0%
DeKalb County 110 0.0%
Fulton County 110 0.0%
Whitfield 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 2 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Meridian Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Meridian 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