Fayette County, Georgia · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Fayette County, GA: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

369 lenders acted on 5,881 mortgage applications for properties in Fayette County in 2025. 20.6% were denied (Georgia: 19.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.75%; median loan $295,000; median property value $545,000.

5.9kApplications
20.6%Denial ratestate 19.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loan
$545,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Fayette County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Delta Community Credit Union C 439265 17.5%7.00%
2 Rocket Mortgage C 363263 17.6%6.99%
3 United Shore Financial Services B 274196 13.9%6.25%
4 Navy Federal Credit Union D 230103 24.4%8.70%
5 21st Mortgage F 21334 63.9%10.69%
6 Bank of America F 15868 31.7%6.24%
7 Truist Bank C 14073 39.3%6.44%
8 Loandepot.Com D 12884 16.4%6.93%
9 Ameris Bank B 12689 12.7%6.50%
10 Pennymac Loan Services C 12359 10.6%6.38%
11 Everett Financial C 12285 3.3%6.88%
12 Freedom Mortgage B 12042 7.5%6.25%
13 NVR Mortgage Finance B 10856 34.3%6.25%
14 Newrez D 10831 23.2%6.99%
15 Crosscountry Mortgage B 9956 6.1%6.63%
16 Mortgage Research Center C 8830 17.1%6.13%
17 Broker Solutions D 8332 10.8%6.25%
18 Spring Eq D 8231 45.1%9.30%
19 Fairway Independent Mortgage B 7452 1.4%6.63%
20 Regions Bank C 6729 38.8%4.99%
21 Georgia'S Own F 6624 27.3%7.50%
22 JPMorgan Chase Bank B 6438 15.6%6.56%
23 AmeriSave Mortgage D 6419 48.4%8.63%
24 Lakeview Loan Servicing C 6410 54.7%7.49%
25 Nationstar Mortgage C 6244 8.1%8.63%

Best approval odds in Fayette County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Fayette County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,390 41% · 15.9% denied
Refinance 817 14% · 16.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,238 21% · 20.9% denied
Home improvement 696 12% · 32.3% denied
Other / HELOC 740 13% · 28.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,410 75% · 21.7% denied
FHA 812 14% · 20.4% denied
VA 659 11% · 13.2% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 409 34%
Credit history 352 29%
Incomplete application 169 14%
Collateral 119 10%
Other 77 6%
Unverifiable information 48 4%
Insufficient cash 22 2%
Employment history 10 1%

Fayette County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20235,4202,81822.7%6.99%$255,000
20245,4952,87422.6%6.99%$275,000
20255,8813,11120.6%6.75%$295,000

Frequently asked questions

20.6% of applications in Fayette County were denied in 2025, against 19.2% statewide in Georgia.

Delta Community Credit Union, with 439 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 17.5%.

The median mortgage application in Fayette County in 2025 was for $295,000; the median property value on originated loans was $545,000.