South Georgia Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

South Georgia Bank took 133 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #296 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 91.7% of them and denied 2.3% (2.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

133Applicationsin GA
2.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $235,000
$23MVolume15 counties

South Georgia Bank in Georgia vs the state

2.3%Denial rate-16.96 pts vs state
2.4%Decision denial rate-22.69 pts vs state
91.7%Origination rate+37.64 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$93kMedian applicant income
122Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202378666.4%#361
20241151019.6%#310
20251331222.3%#296

What South Georgia Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 56 42% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 63 47% · 1.6% denied
Home improvement 9 7% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 5 4% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 133 100% · 2.3% denied

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most South Georgia Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tattnall County 47392 4.3%
Liberty County 21210 0.0%
Evans County 15150 0.0%
Richmond County 11110 0.0%
Long County 10100 0.0%
Wayne County 540 0.0%
Effingham County 550 0.0%
McIntosh County 430 0.0%
Brantley County 440 0.0%
Chatham County 321 33.3%

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: 133 applications in 2025, of which 122 were originated and 3 denied.

2.3% of all applications, or 2.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are South Georgia 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