Southern Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

Southern Bank took 18 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #581 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 33.3% (37.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

18Applicationsin GA
37.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $235,000
$1.3MVolume7 counties

Southern Bank in Georgia vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+14.11 pts vs state
37.5%Decision denial rate+12.43 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate+1.47 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$103kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023201125.0%#554
202414835.7%#602
2025181033.3%#581

What Southern Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 39% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 8 44% · 37.5% denied
Home improvement 3 17% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 100% · 33.3% denied

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Southern Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burke County 1054 40.0%
Glascock County 220 0.0%
Richmond County 220 0.0%
Washington County 101 100.0%
Bulloch County 101 100.0%
Muscogee County 110 0.0%
Screven 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: 18 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 6 denied.

33.3% of all applications, or 37.5% 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 Southern 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