Southeast Mortgage of Georgia · Georgia · 2025

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia took 1,833 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #54 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.3% of them and denied 2.1% (3.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

1.8kApplicationsin GA
3.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $235,000
$372MVolume96 counties

Southeast Mortgage of Georgia in Georgia vs the state

2.1%Denial rate-17.15 pts vs state
3.0%Decision denial rate-22.12 pts vs state
68.3%Origination rate+14.21 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
1,252Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,7321,1542.7%6.75%#51
20241,8821,2332.6%6.63%#50
20251,8331,2522.1%6.50%#54

What Southeast Mortgage of Georgia lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,622 88% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 156 9% · 0.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 1% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 43 2% · 2.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 917 50% · 1.0% denied
FHA 784 43% · 2.9% denied
VA 123 7% · 4.9% denied
USDA / RHS 9 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Credit history 14 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 21%
Other 5 13%
Unverifiable information 4 11%
Insufficient cash 4 11%
Collateral 3 8%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Southeast Mortgage of Georgia applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 23916111 4.6%
DeKalb County 1791104 2.2%
Henry County 143953 2.1%
Gwinnett County 137917 5.1%
Cobb County 119802 1.7%
Clayton County 106623 2.8%
Rockdale County 67471 1.5%
Newton County 58350 0.0%
Cherokee County 55440 0.0%
Paulding County 50382 4.0%

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: 1,833 applications in 2025, of which 1,252 were originated and 38 denied.

2.1% of all applications, or 3.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Southeast Mortgage of Georgia originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southeast Mortgage of Georgia'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