Southern Bancorp Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Southern Bancorp Bank took 22 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #559 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.6% of them and denied 9.1% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

22Applicationsin GA
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.31%Median ratestate 6.63%
$265,000Median loanstate $235,000
$4.0MVolume7 counties

Southern Bancorp Bank in Georgia vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-10.13 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-13.96 pts vs state
54.6%Origination rate+0.46 pts vs state
6.31%Median rate-0.31 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20248112.5%9.50%#679
202522129.1%6.31%#559

What Southern Bancorp Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 77% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 2 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 50% · 0.0% denied
FHA 11 50% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Unverifiable information 1 50%
Credit history 1 50%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Southern Bancorp Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 740 0.0%
Catoosa County 650 0.0%
DeKalb County 421 25.0%
Columbia County 210 0.0%
Spalding County 101 100.0%
Clayton County 100 0.0%
Rockdale County 100 0.0%

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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 2 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Southern Bancorp Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.31%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southern Bancorp 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