Newrez · Georgia · 2025

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

Newrez took 7,880 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #11 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.5% of them and denied 21.5% (39.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

7.9kApplicationsin GA
39.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $235,000
$697MVolume149 counties

Newrez in Georgia vs the state

21.5%Denial rate+2.25 pts vs state
39.9%Decision denial rate+14.80 pts vs state
31.5%Origination rate-22.62 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
2,480Loans originated
1,692Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,1381,00224.8%6.75%#25
20245,7901,71423.0%6.75%#18
20257,8802,48021.5%6.63%#11

What Newrez lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,084 14% · 9.7% denied
Refinance 2,140 27% · 15.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4,653 59% · 27.2% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,472 57% · 19.8% denied
FHA 1,990 25% · 32.4% denied
VA 1,390 18% · 11.6% denied
USDA / RHS 28 0% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1,069 63%
Credit history 308 18%
Collateral 100 6%
Unverifiable information 88 5%
Other 60 4%
Insufficient cash 49 3%
Employment history 18 1%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 733192174 23.7%
Gwinnett County 728217172 23.6%
DeKalb County 616157166 26.9%
Cobb County 544190110 20.2%
Henry County 3008079 26.3%
Clayton County 2676273 27.3%
Forsyth County 2469939 15.9%
Chatham County 2277939 17.2%
Cherokee County 2178231 14.3%
Paulding County 1615629 18.0%

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: 7,880 applications in 2025, of which 2,480 were originated and 1,692 denied.

21.5% of all applications, or 39.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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