Washington County, Georgia · 2025

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

84 lenders acted on 406 mortgage applications for properties in Washington County in 2025. 32.3% were denied (Georgia: 19.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.49%; median loan $135,000; median property value $215,000.

406Applications
32.3%Denial ratestate 19.2%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loan
$215,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Washington County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 463 50.0%8.53%
2 Rocket Mortgage C 4532 22.2%5.99%
3 21st Mortgage F 404 55.0%8.85%
4 Triad Financial Services D 220 63.6%
5 AmeriSave Mortgage D 181 66.7%5.88%
6 Mortgage Research Center C 135 23.1%6.63%
7 Robins Financial B 137 38.5%6.25%
8 Planet Home Lending B 119 0.0%6.25%
9 New Day Financial F 101 10.0%7.37%
10 Broker Solutions D 100 20.0%
11 Navy Federal Credit Union D 105 20.0%6.00%
12 Pennymac Loan Services C 86 0.0%6.06%
13 United Shore Financial Services B 84 12.5%6.62%
14 Newrez D 70 42.9%
15 Loandepot.Com D 75 14.3%6.63%
16 Southwest Stage Funding F 63 0.0%7.80%
17 Wells Fargo Bank B 53 40.0%6.00%
18 Southeast Mortgage of Georgia B 53 0.0%6.75%
19 Guild Mortgage A 52 0.0%7.00%
20 Exchange Bank C 54 0.0%

What Washington County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 230 57% · 33.5% denied
Refinance 42 10% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 88 22% · 33.0% denied
Home improvement 23 6% · 52.2% denied
Other / HELOC 23 6% · 26.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 270 67% · 36.7% denied
FHA 89 22% · 23.6% denied
VA 44 11% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 46 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 27 21%
Collateral 19 15%
Incomplete application 13 10%
Other 9 7%
Unverifiable information 8 6%
Insufficient cash 4 3%
Employment history 3 2%

Washington County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202331412134.7%6.75%$145,000
202438814336.9%6.63%$145,000
202540614132.3%6.49%$135,000

Frequently asked questions

32.3% of applications in Washington County were denied in 2025, against 19.2% statewide in Georgia.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, with 46 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 50.0%.

The median mortgage application in Washington County in 2025 was for $135,000; the median property value on originated loans was $215,000.