State Employees' · Georgia · 2025

State Employees' in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

State Employees' took 160 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #273 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.4% of them and denied 26.3% (31.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

160Applicationsin GA
31.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.15%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $235,000
$24MVolume51 counties

State Employees' in Georgia vs the state

26.3%Denial rate+7.03 pts vs state
31.8%Decision denial rate+6.75 pts vs state
54.4%Origination rate+0.29 pts vs state
6.15%Median rate-0.47 pts vs state
-0.70Rate spread (pts)-0.97 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
87Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202320511624.9%5.76%#222
202418510225.4%6.76%#242
20251608726.3%6.15%#273

What State Employees' lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 77 48% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 20 13% · 45.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 9% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 25 16% · 36.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 14% · 56.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 160 100% · 26.3% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 62%
Credit history 14 33%
Collateral 2 5%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most State Employees' applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 20115 25.0%
Gwinnett County 1555 33.3%
Chatham County 13101 7.7%
Cobb County 1292 16.7%
DeKalb County 842 25.0%
Richmond County 750 0.0%
Cherokee County 751 14.3%
Union County 541 20.0%
Towns County 521 20.0%
Henry County 404 100.0%

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: 160 applications in 2025, of which 87 were originated and 42 denied.

26.3% of all applications, or 31.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans State Employees' originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.15%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are State Employees''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