Armed Forces Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

Armed Forces Bank took 62 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #283 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.7% of them and denied 12.9% (17.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

62Applicationsin AL
17.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$360,000Median loanstate $165,000
$14MVolume23 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Alabama vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-6.95 pts vs state
17.8%Decision denial rate-7.22 pts vs state
59.7%Origination rate+4.29 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.41Rate spread (pts)-0.70 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
37Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202361363.3%6.19%#260
202451392.0%6.25%#287
2025623712.9%6.25%#283

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 47 76% · 8.5% denied
Refinance 13 21% · 30.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 16% · 10.0% denied
FHA 2 3% · 0.0% denied
VA 50 81% · 14.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Incomplete application 6 75%
Credit history 1 13%
Employment history 1 13%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 862 25.0%
Jefferson County 851 12.5%
Coffee County 742 28.6%
Montgomery County 512 40.0%
Dale County 430 0.0%
Mobile County 310 0.0%
Russell County 330 0.0%
Elmore County 320 0.0%
Talladega County 210 0.0%
Morgan County 200 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: 62 applications in 2025, of which 37 were originated and 8 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 17.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces 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