Mortgage lender · Elberton, GA · LEI 2549006MTEQ1VE0AAQ20

Pinnacle Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Pinnacle Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 33rd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.2kApplications2025
69.3%Originatedof applications
15.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$283MLoan volume11 states

Pinnacle Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

13.1%Denial rate (all applications)-4.87 pts vs national
15.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.12 pts vs national
69.3%Origination rate+11.27 pts vs national
13.6%Withdrawn by applicant
1.6%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$205,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$111kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

33rd15.5% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

58th15.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202387457116.4%19.4%$119M
202486056014.8%18.0%$129M
20251,22885113.1%15.5%$283M

What Pinnacle Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 614 50% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 191 16% · 12.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 81 7% · 34.6% denied
Home improvement 229 19% · 16.6% denied
Other / HELOC 113 9% · 27.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,075 88% · 13.5% denied
FHA 77 6% · 15.6% denied
VA 64 5% · 1.6% denied
USDA / RHS 12 1% · 25.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 38 manufactured homes, 240 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Pinnacle Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1195937.3%
$50k – $100k34422517.7%
$100k – $150k25418315.7%
$150k – $250k2261688.5%
Over $250k131905.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2548387.3%
25–3420814511.0%
35–4422515418.0%
45–5421914716.1%
55–6419812919.9%
65–741429020.2%
Over 74633332.7%

Where Pinnacle Bank lends

11 states and 91 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Georgia1,10976313.5%#85
South Carolina101748.9%#258
Florida5340.0%#1,106

Frequently asked questions

Pinnacle Bank denied 15.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 33rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 50% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 28% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 88% conventional, 6% FHA, 5% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Pinnacle Bank. Data sources · Methodology