Mortgage lending in Georgia
242,931 mortgages were originated in Georgia in 2025. Here is what they cost — including the lender fees that never show up in an advertised rate.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 242,931
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Median lender fees
- $6,856
- Median loan amount
- $255,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.269
- Paid discount points
- 43.6%
- Received lender credits
- 27.5%
- Purchases / refinances
- 53.3% / 30.9%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 69% / 18.6% / 11.9%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 73.8% of loans here — see methodology.
Largest lenders in Georgia
Ranked by loans originated. The fee column is where lenders differ most — it is the money they charged to make the loan, and it is not part of the interest rate.
Georgia year by year
The same measures across every year of filings available. Rates follow the market; fees move for their own reasons.
| Year | Loans | Median rate | Median fees | Median loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 485,934 | 2.990% | $4,014 | $225,000 |
| 2022 | 291,616 | 4.875% | $6,116 | $245,000 |
| 2023 | 209,723 | 6.875% | $7,229 | $245,000 |
| 2024 | 227,742 | 6.750% | $7,100 | $255,000 |
| 2025 | 242,931 | 6.625% | $6,856 | $255,000 |
Counties
96 counties had at least 300 loans in 2025. Smaller counties are left out rather than published from a handful of records.
| County | Loans | Median rate | Median fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 22,578 | 6.625% | $7,138 |
| Gwinnett County | 19,503 | 6.625% | $7,247 |
| Cobb County | 17,350 | 6.625% | $6,669 |
| DeKalb County | 14,488 | 6.625% | $6,795 |
| Cherokee County | 8,482 | 6.625% | $6,305 |
| Forsyth County | 8,073 | 6.624% | $6,102 |
| Chatham County | 7,306 | 6.500% | $6,898 |
| Henry County | 6,639 | 6.375% | $8,197 |
| Paulding County | 5,386 | 6.500% | $7,199 |
| Hall County | 4,853 | 6.500% | $7,267 |
| Houston County | 4,752 | 6.375% | $6,140 |
| Clayton County | 4,687 | 6.625% | $7,487 |
| Columbia County | 4,588 | 6.375% | $6,576 |
| Coweta County | 4,177 | 6.625% | $6,683 |
| Richmond County | 3,632 | 6.624% | $5,537 |
| Muscogee County | 3,529 | 6.625% | $5,900 |
| Douglas County | 3,400 | 6.500% | $7,867 |
| Bartow County | 3,294 | 6.500% | $7,031 |
| Jackson County | 3,115 | 6.500% | $8,023 |
| Fayette County | 3,108 | 6.750% | $6,836 |
| Carroll County | 3,017 | 6.500% | $7,384 |
| Barrow County | 2,989 | 6.490% | $8,181 |
| Bibb County | 2,887 | 6.750% | $6,021 |
| Newton County | 2,832 | 6.500% | $7,878 |
| Walton County | 2,798 | 6.625% | $7,891 |
| Lowndes County | 2,788 | 6.490% | $6,703 |
| Rockdale County | 2,428 | 6.499% | $8,820 |
| Effingham County | 2,168 | 6.500% | $6,977 |
| Glynn County | 2,110 | 6.500% | $6,987 |
| Liberty County | 2,083 | 6.250% | $6,602 |
| Floyd County | 1,996 | 6.500% | $6,580 |
| Camden County | 1,940 | 6.375% | $6,559 |
| Clarke County | 1,877 | 6.625% | $6,543 |
| Catoosa County | 1,821 | 6.625% | $6,059 |
| Bryan County | 1,784 | 6.490% | $5,907 |
| Whitfield County | 1,740 | 6.625% | $6,437 |
| Walker County | 1,720 | 6.625% | $6,420 |
| Spalding County | 1,596 | 6.550% | $6,499 |
| Troup County | 1,489 | 6.500% | $7,595 |
| Bulloch County | 1,460 | 6.625% | $6,899 |
| Gordon County | 1,433 | 6.500% | $6,964 |
| Dawson County | 1,337 | 6.495% | $7,390 |
| Pickens County | 1,195 | 6.625% | $7,360 |
| Gilmer County | 1,160 | 6.625% | $6,372 |
| Habersham County | 1,135 | 6.625% | $7,091 |
| Dougherty County | 1,089 | 6.625% | $5,738 |
| Oconee County | 1,086 | 6.500% | $6,442 |
| Fannin County | 1,077 | 6.750% | $7,245 |
| Harris County | 995 | 6.625% | $6,593 |
| Long County | 976 | 6.250% | $6,890 |
| Lumpkin County | 931 | 6.625% | $6,338 |
| Lee County | 883 | 6.500% | $6,455 |
| Union County | 847 | 6.590% | $6,217 |
| Polk County | 838 | 6.625% | $6,778 |
| White County | 829 | 6.625% | $7,090 |
| Haralson County | 813 | 6.625% | $6,951 |
| Thomas County | 794 | 6.625% | $6,784 |
| Monroe County | 765 | 6.625% | $6,937 |
| Laurens County | 734 | 6.500% | $6,328 |
| Madison County | 714 | 6.583% | $7,110 |
| Murray County | 709 | 6.625% | $6,919 |
| Putnam County | 656 | 6.500% | $7,476 |
| Wayne County | 643 | 6.625% | $6,600 |
| Stephens County | 642 | 6.625% | $7,214 |
| Greene County | 641 | 6.500% | $7,303 |
| Butts County | 605 | 6.625% | $7,849 |
| Baldwin County | 596 | 6.625% | $6,561 |
| Peach County | 589 | 6.490% | $6,006 |
| Jones County | 576 | 6.625% | $6,287 |
| Hart County | 575 | 6.625% | $6,894 |
| Tift County | 558 | 6.625% | $6,901 |
| Ware County | 544 | 6.875% | $5,239 |
| Lamar County | 544 | 6.625% | $7,217 |
| Pike County | 543 | 6.750% | $7,421 |
| Upson County | 533 | 6.625% | $7,113 |
| Jasper County | 533 | 6.625% | $7,860 |
| Morgan County | 527 | 6.625% | $7,457 |
| Colquitt County | 521 | 6.750% | $6,126 |
| Banks County | 515 | 6.625% | $7,930 |
| Franklin County | 491 | 6.625% | $7,254 |
| Pierce County | 461 | 6.750% | $6,066 |
| Meriwether County | 438 | 6.607% | $6,555 |
| Towns County | 422 | 6.590% | $6,192 |
| Rabun County | 419 | 6.625% | $6,241 |
| Tattnall County | 411 | 6.625% | $6,756 |
| Decatur County | 409 | 6.490% | $6,898 |
| Coffee County | 409 | 6.625% | $6,513 |
| Dade County | 404 | 6.625% | $5,810 |
| Chattooga County | 379 | 6.625% | $6,697 |
| McIntosh County | 374 | 6.625% | $6,506 |
| McDuffie County | 369 | 6.483% | $6,421 |
| Oglethorpe County | 363 | 6.500% | $6,981 |
| Berrien County | 327 | 6.500% | $6,838 |
| Elbert County | 318 | 6.749% | $6,439 |
| Burke County | 313 | 6.500% | $6,639 |
| Brantley County | 312 | 6.750% | $6,800 |