Mortgage Research Center · Georgia · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 9,443 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #7 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.8% of them and denied 19.8% (30.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

9.4kApplicationsin GA
30.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $235,000
$1.3BVolume157 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Georgia vs the state

19.8%Denial rate+0.61 pts vs state
30.8%Decision denial rate+5.77 pts vs state
43.8%Origination rate-10.26 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.46 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
4,139Loans originated
1,873Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,5893,73015.0%6.75%#9
20248,0483,94416.6%6.63%#9
20259,4434,13919.8%6.25%#7

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5,612 59% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 1,886 20% · 34.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,945 21% · 43.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 649 7% · 27.6% denied
FHA 306 3% · 25.8% denied
VA 8,480 90% · 19.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 0% · 37.5% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 1,072 57%
Other 406 22%
Incomplete application 189 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 125 7%
Collateral 48 3%
Insufficient cash 18 1%
Employment history 15 1%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Liberty County 44425275 16.9%
Houston County 42920173 17.0%
Chatham County 42219666 15.6%
Fulton County 413156116 28.1%
Columbia County 40219964 15.9%
Henry County 39713598 24.7%
Gwinnett County 34911286 24.6%
DeKalb County 33311974 22.2%
Muscogee County 31915957 17.9%
Cobb County 30711366 21.5%

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%
Freedom MortgageB 9,2939.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 9,16836.5%6.24%
Ameris BankB 8,06510.1%6.50%
NewrezD 7,88021.5%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 9,443 applications in 2025, of which 4,139 were originated and 1,873 denied.

19.8% of all applications, or 30.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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