Mortgage lender · Duluth, GA · LEI 549300SK3VKN3E1SZ562

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 88th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.40 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 28th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.1kApplications2025
68.0%Originatedof applications
3.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$424MLoan volume10 states

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia at a glance, 2025

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

2.1%Denial rate (all applications)-15.88 pts vs national
3.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.60 pts vs national
68.0%Origination rate+10.00 pts vs national
28.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.40Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.14 pts vs national
$285,000Median loan amount
$8,786Median total loan costs
$96kMedian applicant income
92%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

88th3.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

28th0.40 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

10th29.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

22nd3.08% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,9911,3312.7%3.9%6.75%$440M
20242,1601,4292.5%3.6%6.63%$452M
20252,0961,4262.1%3.0%6.50%$424M

What Southeast Mortgage of Georgia 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 1,857 89% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 181 9% · 0.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 1% · 8.3% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 45 2% · 2.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,051 50% · 1.1% denied
FHA 872 42% · 3.0% denied
VA 162 8% · 3.7% denied
USDA / RHS 11 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 4 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 37 manufactured homes, 86 investment properties.

Why Southeast Mortgage of Georgia denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 44 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 17 39%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 20%
Collateral 5 11%
Other 5 11%
Unverifiable information 4 9%
Insufficient cash 4 9%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Southeast Mortgage of Georgia

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k123765.0%
$50k – $100k9686384.1%
$100k – $150k5093532.5%
$150k – $250k3162270.9%
Over $250k1561200.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25108801.2%
25–345854172.1%
35–445063341.8%
45–544072605.8%
55–642931963.9%
65–741441012.9%
Over 7453382.6%

Where Southeast Mortgage of Georgia lends

10 states and 169 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Georgia1,8331,2522.1%6.50%#54
Alabama108771.9%6.75%#222
Florida99704.0%6.63%#486
North Carolina1680.0%7.00%#557
Tennessee840.0%6.56%#666
South Carolina660.0%6.88%#606
Texas510.0%6.75%#1,089

Frequently asked questions

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia denied 3.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 88th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Southeast Mortgage of Georgia gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 38.6% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Southeast Mortgage of Georgia originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.40 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 89% of its applications were for home purchases, 9% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 2% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 50% conventional, 42% FHA, 8% 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 Southeast Mortgage of Georgia. Data sources · Methodology