Oglethorpe County, Georgia · 2025

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

140 lenders acted on 677 mortgage applications for properties in Oglethorpe County in 2025. 18.9% were denied (Georgia: 19.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.50%; median loan $195,000; median property value $345,000.

677Applications
18.9%Denial ratestate 19.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loan
$345,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Oglethorpe County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Rocket Mortgage C 4736 21.3%6.19%
2 United Shore Financial Services B 3324 12.1%6.12%
3 21st Mortgage F 273 48.2%10.17%
4 Pinnacle Bank C 2418 20.8%
5 Magnolia Bank C 2219 9.1%6.38%
6 Pennymac Loan Services C 1914 10.5%6.56%
7 The Commercial Bank B 1815 0.0%
8 Regions Bank C 1710 17.7%6.31%
9 Newrez D 176 17.7%5.99%
10 Mortgage Research Center C 132 23.1%6.56%
11 Georgia United D 125 58.3%7.00%
12 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 124 25.0%8.88%
13 Truist Bank C 115 54.6%6.89%
14 City National Bank of Florida B 117 0.0%6.50%
15 Bank of America F 114 18.2%6.25%
16 Ameris Bank B 105 20.0%6.75%
17 Crosscountry Mortgage B 103 10.0%5.99%
18 Broker Solutions D 104 0.0%7.12%
19 AmeriSave Mortgage D 90 55.6%
20 Nationstar Mortgage C 96 33.3%6.69%
21 Oconee State Bank B 97 11.1%
22 Discover Bank F 80 37.5%
23 Everett Financial C 85 12.5%6.06%
24 Guaranteed Rate B 81 12.5%5.50%
25 Carrington Mortgage Services D 82 50.0%5.88%

What Oglethorpe County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 260 38% · 14.2% denied
Refinance 111 16% · 13.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 152 22% · 17.8% denied
Home improvement 75 11% · 30.7% denied
Other / HELOC 79 12% · 32.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 460 68% · 22.0% denied
FHA 154 23% · 13.0% denied
VA 51 8% · 7.8% denied
USDA / RHS 12 2% · 25.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 43 35%
Credit history 28 23%
Incomplete application 22 18%
Collateral 17 14%
Other 6 5%
Unverifiable information 3 2%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Oglethorpe County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202354929021.1%6.88%$175,000
202457032519.8%6.75%$205,000
202567736318.9%6.50%$195,000

Frequently asked questions

18.9% of applications in Oglethorpe County were denied in 2025, against 19.2% statewide in Georgia.

Rocket Mortgage, with 47 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 21.3%.

The median mortgage application in Oglethorpe County in 2025 was for $195,000; the median property value on originated loans was $345,000.