United Community Bank · Georgia · 2025

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

United Community Bank took 4,774 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #21 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 23.0% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

4.8kApplicationsin GA
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $235,000
$752MVolume94 counties

United Community Bank in Georgia vs the state

23.0%Denial rate+3.74 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate-0.06 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+12.65 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.65Rate spread (pts)-0.92 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
3,186Loans originated
1,096Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,6272,87224.5%7.25%#20
20244,5292,92324.7%7.63%#21
20254,7743,18623.0%6.50%#21

What United Community Bank lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,510 32% · 17.6% denied
Refinance 998 21% · 22.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 194 4% · 20.6% denied
Home improvement 1,415 30% · 26.3% denied
Other / HELOC 657 14% · 29.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,465 94% · 23.2% denied
FHA 240 5% · 23.3% denied
VA 53 1% · 7.6% denied
USDA / RHS 16 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 455 42%
Credit history 309 28%
Collateral 126 11%
Unverifiable information 105 10%
Other 79 7%
Insufficient cash 19 2%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most United Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fannin County 25618052 20.3%
Gilmer County 24718940 16.2%
Union County 23316347 20.2%
Hall County 23217735 15.1%
Floyd County 22816034 14.9%
Fulton County 22712862 27.3%
Cobb County 21815445 20.6%
White County 19714333 16.8%
Cherokee County 16711731 18.6%
Gwinnett County 1539445 29.4%

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: 4,774 applications in 2025, of which 3,186 were originated and 1,096 denied.

23.0% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans United Community Bank originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are United Community 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