SouthState Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

SouthState Bank took 2,712 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #40 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.4% of them and denied 15.5% (18.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

2.7kApplicationsin GA
18.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.59%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $235,000
$784MVolume91 counties

SouthState Bank in Georgia vs the state

15.5%Denial rate-3.70 pts vs state
18.3%Decision denial rate-6.81 pts vs state
68.4%Origination rate+14.35 pts vs state
6.59%Median rate-0.04 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.22 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
1,856Loans originated
421Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,8371,87317.5%6.88%#36
20242,7351,82718.5%6.98%#39
20252,7121,85615.5%6.59%#40

What SouthState Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,476 54% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 296 11% · 19.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 71 3% · 15.5% denied
Home improvement 624 23% · 26.3% denied
Other / HELOC 245 9% · 37.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,464 91% · 16.2% denied
FHA 147 5% · 12.9% denied
VA 97 4% · 4.1% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 221 52%
Credit history 85 20%
Collateral 37 9%
Incomplete application 33 8%
Unverifiable information 19 5%
Other 17 4%
Employment history 6 1%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most SouthState Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Richmond County 38227936 9.4%
Fulton County 33923633 9.7%
Columbia County 30223223 7.6%
Chatham County 21216031 14.6%
DeKalb County 19113521 11.0%
Cobb County 16210724 14.8%
Gwinnett County 1047813 12.5%
Habersham County 956220 21.1%
Troup County 753924 32.0%
Hall County 503116 32.0%

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: 2,712 applications in 2025, of which 1,856 were originated and 421 denied.

15.5% of all applications, or 18.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans SouthState Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.59%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are SouthState 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