1st Signature Lending · Alabama · 2025

1st Signature Lending in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

1st Signature Lending took 48 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #318 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 6.3% (9.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

48Applicationsin AL
9.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$7.3MVolume0 counties

1st Signature Lending in Alabama vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-13.60 pts vs state
9.7%Decision denial rate-15.32 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate+2.94 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
28Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023402415.0%6.75%#301
202437230.0%6.50%#327
202548286.3%5.88%#318

What 1st Signature Lending lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 48 100% · 6.3% denied

By loan type

FHA 36 75% · 8.3% denied
VA 10 21% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Employment history 1 33%
Other 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%

Other large lenders in Alabama

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Regions BankC 11,87137.2%4.99%
Rocket MortgageC 9,94120.5%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,46141.4%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 7,68912.0%6.13%
21st MortgageF 6,50746.0%9.98%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,10718.4%6.25%
REDSTONE Federal Credit UnionC 4,54818.9%8.13%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 3,90917.5%4.99%
Freedom MortgageB 3,7258.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 3,61111.6%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 48 applications in 2025, of which 28 were originated and 3 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 9.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans 1st Signature Lending originated in Alabama in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are 1st Signature Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Alabama, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology