Nations Lending · Georgia · 2025

Nations Lending in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Lending took 123 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #308 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.0% of them and denied 8.1% (8.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

123Applicationsin GA
8.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $235,000
$22MVolume60 counties

Nations Lending in Georgia vs the state

8.1%Denial rate-11.09 pts vs state
8.9%Decision denial rate-16.22 pts vs state
74.0%Origination rate+19.89 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.35Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
91Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232501589.2%6.75%#194
20241489814.9%6.63%#270
2025123918.1%6.25%#308

What Nations Lending lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 11% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 28 23% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 81 66% · 12.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 23% · 3.6% denied
FHA 69 56% · 11.6% denied
VA 26 21% · 3.9% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 40%
Collateral 4 40%
Credit history 1 10%
Other 1 10%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 942 22.2%
Cherokee County 730 0.0%
Paulding County 660 0.0%
Cobb County 540 0.0%
Rockdale County 550 0.0%
Gwinnett County 530 0.0%
DeKalb County 440 0.0%
Coweta County 430 0.0%
Liberty County 320 0.0%
Henry County 320 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: 123 applications in 2025, of which 91 were originated and 10 denied.

8.1% of all applications, or 8.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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