Mortgage lender · Tuscaloosa, AL · LEI 549300WOJH0MSG0OIM41

Alabama One review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Alabama One earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.15 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 9th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

701Applications2025
74.9%Originatedof applications
15.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$73MLoan volume5 states

Alabama One at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

14.0%Denial rate (all applications)-4.00 pts vs national
15.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.86 pts vs national
74.9%Origination rate+16.86 pts vs national
11.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
1.15Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.90 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$3,251Median total loan costs
$89kMedian applicant income
74%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

29th15.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

9th1.15 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

52nd11.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

12th3.42% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232882373.8%4.4%7.00%$36M
202437428215.2%16.8%6.75%$48M
202570152514.0%15.7%7.25%$73M

What Alabama One lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 233 33% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 79 11% · 17.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 218 31% · 15.6% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 168 24% · 17.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 701 100% · 14.0% denied

Also: 246 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 25 manufactured homes, 120 investment properties.

Why Alabama One denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 98 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 59 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 33 34%
Other 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Collateral 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Alabama One

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1016423.8%
$50k – $100k26620813.3%
$100k – $150k1551376.2%
$150k – $250k94875.4%
Over $250k302218.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25443116.2%
25–341259315.5%
35–441239415.3%
45–5414211015.4%
55–6414310617.2%
65–741037514.8%
Over 74211615.8%

Where Alabama One lends

5 states and 56 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Alabama68651413.9%7.25%#68
Georgia7614.3%6.50%#717
Mississippi5420.0%6.88%#352

Frequently asked questions

Alabama One denied 15.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Alabama One gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 60.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Alabama One originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.15 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 33% of its applications were for home purchases, 42% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 24% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Alabama One. Data sources · Methodology