Bell Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 6 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #552 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 33.3% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

6Applicationsin AL
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.31%Median ratestate 6.50%
$350,000Median loanstate $165,000
$700kVolume4 counties

Bell Bank in Alabama vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+13.48 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+25.00 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-22.06 pts vs state
6.31%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
-0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$270kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236183.3%6.63%#514
20247357.1%6.13%#501
20256233.3%6.31%#552

What Bell Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 67% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 17% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 17% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 83% · 40.0% denied
VA 1 17% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Incomplete application 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 201 50.0%
Lee County 220 0.0%
Lauderdale County 100 0.0%
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: 6 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 2 denied.

33.3% 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 Bell Bank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.31%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bell 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