US mortgage lending / GA
Georgia
In 2024, lenders originated 227,610 mortgages in Georgia, $71.15B in volume, the 6th largest of 54 states and territories. The denial rate was 26.9% (6th highest), against 24.3% nationally.
Origination volume, 2007–2024
Total dollars of mortgages originated in Georgia each year. The series peak is $131.97B in 2021.
Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Sum of loan amounts on originated loans (action taken = 1). Legacy-era amounts converted from thousands of dollars. Methodology
Applications and originations
Applications (action codes 1-5) and the subset that closed as originated loans.
Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Counts of loan-level records; the applications series excludes purchased loans and preapproval requests. Methodology
Denial rate, vs the national rate
Denials as a share of applications that reached a credit decision, in Georgia and nationally. In 2024: 26.9% vs 24.3% national.
Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Denial rate = denials / (originations + denials + approved-not-accepted), identical definition in both schema eras. Methodology
Purchase vs refinance originations
Originated loans in Georgia split by stated purpose. In 2024: 129,717 purchase loans, 59,768 refinances.
Source: HMDA public LAR (CFPB/FFIEC), 2007-2024 Loan-purpose codes: purchase = 1 (both eras); refinance = 3 (2007-2017) and 31/32 (2018+); improvement = 2; other-purpose codes exist only from 2018. Methodology
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