Bank Independent · Alabama · 2025

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

Bank Independent took 1,200 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #43 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.6% of them and denied 11.6% (13.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

1.2kApplicationsin AL
13.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$174MVolume20 counties

Bank Independent in Alabama vs the state

11.6%Denial rate-8.27 pts vs state
13.1%Decision denial rate-11.95 pts vs state
74.6%Origination rate+19.19 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.22 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
895Loans originated
139Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,05078411.1%7.99%#38
20241,0858379.1%7.50%#45
20251,20089511.6%6.49%#43

What Bank Independent lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 544 45% · 9.6% denied
Refinance 361 30% · 5.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 2% · 31.0% denied
Home improvement 101 8% · 24.8% denied
Other / HELOC 165 14% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,103 92% · 11.2% denied
FHA 79 7% · 15.2% denied
VA 14 1% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 77 55%
Debt-to-income ratio 43 31%
Collateral 7 5%
Other 5 4%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Bank Independent applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lauderdale County 47737050 10.5%
Colbert County 24218132 13.2%
Madison County 1331037 5.3%
Limestone County 956710 10.5%
Morgan County 926911 12.0%
Lawrence County 764617 22.4%
Franklin County 473111 23.4%
Winston County 630 0.0%
Cullman County 530 0.0%
Jefferson County 550 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: 1,200 applications in 2025, of which 895 were originated and 139 denied.

11.6% of all applications, or 13.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Bank Independent originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank Independent'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