American Heritage Lending · Alabama · 2025

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

American Heritage Lending took 158 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #175 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.7% of them and denied 3.2% (4.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

158Applicationsin AL
4.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$15MVolume24 counties

American Heritage Lending in Alabama vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-16.69 pts vs state
4.5%Decision denial rate-20.54 pts vs state
55.7%Origination rate+0.31 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.63Rate spread (pts)+1.34 pts vs state
$211kMedian applicant income
88Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202373405.5%8.63%#242
2024964511.5%7.63%#220
2025158883.2%7.38%#175

What American Heritage Lending lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 32% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 34 22% · 2.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 74 47% · 2.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 100% · 3.2% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 3 60%
Collateral 2 40%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most American Heritage Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 49270 0.0%
Montgomery County 44261 2.3%
Madison County 1481 7.1%
Baldwin County 860 0.0%
Calhoun County 510 0.0%
Escambia County 430 0.0%
Morgan County 320 0.0%
Chambers County 330 0.0%
Tuscaloosa County 311 33.3%
Macon County 310 0.0%

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: 158 applications in 2025, of which 88 were originated and 5 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 4.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans American Heritage Lending originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are American Heritage 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