Ascend Federal Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

Ascend Federal Credit Union in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ascend Federal Credit Union took 13 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #445 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.5% of them and denied 15.4% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

13Applicationsin AL
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $165,000
$3.7MVolume7 counties

Ascend Federal Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-4.47 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-5.00 pts vs state
61.5%Origination rate+6.15 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.82Rate spread (pts)-1.10 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318135.6%5.75%#384
20247414.3%6.38%#496
202513815.4%5.63%#445

What Ascend Federal Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 69% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 2 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 15% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 100% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Ascend Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Baldwin County 330 0.0%
Jefferson County 310 0.0%
Winston County 210 0.0%
Limestone County 211 50.0%
Blount County 101 100.0%
Lauderdale County 110 0.0%
Jackson County 110 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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 2 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Ascend Federal Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Ascend Federal Credit Union'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