America'S First · Alabama · 2025

America'S First in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

America'S First took 2,166 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #25 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.6% of them and denied 15.7% (18.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

2.2kApplicationsin AL
18.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $165,000
$167MVolume40 counties

America'S First in Alabama vs the state

15.7%Denial rate-4.11 pts vs state
18.3%Decision denial rate-6.67 pts vs state
69.6%Origination rate+14.23 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
1,508Loans originated
341Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,3581,67413.7%6.00%#16
20241,8041,19116.2%7.25%#28
20252,1661,50815.7%5.75%#25

What America'S First lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 196 9% · 6.6% denied
Refinance 114 5% · 14.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 146 7% · 11.6% denied
Home improvement 873 40% · 15.6% denied
Other / HELOC 837 39% · 18.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,166 100% · 15.7% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 118 35%
Credit history 90 26%
Collateral 65 19%
Debt-to-income ratio 63 18%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most America'S First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1,077738179 16.6%
Shelby County 34325142 12.2%
St. Clair County 16710828 16.8%
Cullman County 1008210 10.0%
Talladega County 875419 21.8%
Mobile County 70565 7.1%
Calhoun County 683916 23.5%
Blount County 64527 10.9%
Tuscaloosa County 40298 20.0%
Walker County 25164 16.0%

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: 2,166 applications in 2025, of which 1,508 were originated and 341 denied.

15.7% of all applications, or 18.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans America'S First originated in Alabama in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are America'S First'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