American Financing · Alabama · 2025

American Financing in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 325 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #113 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.0% of them and denied 49.5% (65.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

325Applicationsin AL
65.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $165,000
$12MVolume50 counties

American Financing in Alabama vs the state

49.5%Denial rate+29.69 pts vs state
65.2%Decision denial rate+40.18 pts vs state
20.0%Origination rate-35.39 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$77kMedian applicant income
65Loans originated
161Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231863633.9%6.75%#137
20243146157.0%6.25%#105
20253256549.5%6.25%#113

What American Financing lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 5% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 78 24% · 68.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 217 67% · 47.9% denied
Other / HELOC 15 5% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 100 31% · 43.0% denied
FHA 191 59% · 53.9% denied
VA 33 10% · 45.5% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 58 36%
Credit history 42 26%
Debt-to-income ratio 27 17%
Collateral 22 14%
Unverifiable information 6 4%
Incomplete application 5 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mobile County 31617 54.8%
Jefferson County 29315 51.7%
Madison County 25314 56.0%
Baldwin County 22811 50.0%
Houston County 19410 52.6%
Shelby County 18310 55.6%
Tuscaloosa County 1748 47.1%
St. Clair County 1218 66.7%
Cullman County 1005 50.0%
Lee County 1051 10.0%

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: 325 applications in 2025, of which 65 were originated and 161 denied.

49.5% of all applications, or 65.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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