Bank OZK · Alabama · 2025

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

Bank OZK took 14 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #430 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 42.9% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

14Applicationsin AL
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$660kVolume7 counties

Bank OZK in Alabama vs the state

42.9%Denial rate+23.01 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+25.00 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-12.53 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.51 pts vs state
-1.31Rate spread (pts)-1.60 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20248350.0%5.99%#489
202514642.9%5.99%#430

What Bank OZK lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 36% · 40.0% denied
Refinance 1 7% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 36% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 21% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 100% · 42.9% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 3 50%
Credit history 2 33%
Collateral 1 17%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Bank OZK applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Randolph County 320 0.0%
Cleburne County 321 33.3%
Baldwin County 201 50.0%
Cherokee County 211 50.0%
Calhoun County 211 50.0%
Talladega County 101 100.0%
Jefferson County 101 100.0%

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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 6 denied.

42.9% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Bank OZK originated in Alabama in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank OZK'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