Bank of America · Alabama · 2025

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

Bank of America took 820 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #53 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 39.0% of them and denied 34.4% (46.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

820Applicationsin AL
46.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.24%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$78MVolume56 counties

Bank of America in Alabama vs the state

34.4%Denial rate+14.54 pts vs state
46.6%Decision denial rate+21.61 pts vs state
39.0%Origination rate-16.37 pts vs state
6.24%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
320Loans originated
282Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202396428454.9%7.25%#42
202474324540.1%6.99%#57
202582032034.4%6.24%#53

What Bank of America lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 179 22% · 14.0% denied
Refinance 95 12% · 28.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 2% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 330 40% · 45.8% denied
Other / HELOC 200 24% · 38.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 816 100% · 34.4% denied
FHA 3 0% · 33.3% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 173 61%
Debt-to-income ratio 61 22%
Collateral 34 12%
Unverifiable information 9 3%
Other 4 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1295348 37.2%
Madison County 985423 23.5%
Baldwin County 812828 34.6%
Shelby County 683313 19.1%
Mobile County 632819 30.2%
Lee County 361412 33.3%
Montgomery County 331510 30.3%
Tuscaloosa County 23810 43.5%
Limestone County 2066 30.0%
Cullman County 1736 35.3%

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: 820 applications in 2025, of which 320 were originated and 282 denied.

34.4% of all applications, or 46.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.24%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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