Ameris Bank · Alabama · 2025

Ameris Bank in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ameris Bank took 452 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #89 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.3% of them and denied 4.9% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

452Applicationsin AL
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$93MVolume38 counties

Ameris Bank in Alabama vs the state

4.9%Denial rate-14.98 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-19.34 pts vs state
80.3%Origination rate+24.92 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
363Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235554168.3%6.63%#65
20245234196.1%6.50%#72
20254523634.9%6.25%#89

What Ameris Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 334 74% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 58 13% · 3.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 44 10% · 13.6% denied
Home improvement 4 1% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 3% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 264 58% · 5.3% denied
FHA 132 29% · 6.1% denied
VA 48 11% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 45%
Credit history 7 32%
Other 2 9%
Employment history 2 9%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Ameris Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Calhoun County 1441342 1.4%
Jefferson County 57423 5.3%
Houston County 43255 11.6%
Chambers County 22160 0.0%
Shelby County 19170 0.0%
Lee County 19142 10.5%
Talladega County 18161 5.6%
Cullman County 1292 16.7%
Etowah County 12120 0.0%
Baldwin County 12110 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: 452 applications in 2025, of which 363 were originated and 22 denied.

4.9% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Ameris Bank'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