Waterstone Mortgage · Georgia · 2025

Waterstone Mortgage in Georgia: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterstone Mortgage took 43 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #455 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.8% of them and denied 9.3% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

43Applicationsin GA
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $235,000
$10MVolume27 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Georgia vs the state

9.3%Denial rate-9.92 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-12.57 pts vs state
62.8%Origination rate+8.70 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$121kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202338225.3%7.25%#455
202456348.9%6.63%#419
202543279.3%6.88%#455

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 30 70% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 7 16% · 28.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 72% · 6.5% denied
FHA 7 16% · 28.6% denied
VA 5 12% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%
Insufficient cash 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lowndes County 410 0.0%
Hall County 320 0.0%
DeKalb County 320 0.0%
Cobb County 321 33.3%
Newton County 320 0.0%
Fulton County 320 0.0%
Henry County 210 0.0%
Fannin County 211 50.0%
Coweta County 220 0.0%
Paulding County 110 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: 43 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 4 denied.

9.3% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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