Central State Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

Central State Bank took 157 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #176 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 87.3% of them and denied 4.5% (4.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

157Applicationsin AL
4.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$40MVolume21 counties

Central State Bank in Alabama vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-15.39 pts vs state
4.5%Decision denial rate-20.54 pts vs state
87.3%Origination rate+31.87 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$115kMedian applicant income
137Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231129210.7%#185
202491805.5%#225
20251571374.5%#176

What Central State Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 90 57% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 56 36% · 5.4% denied
Home improvement 4 3% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 157 100% · 4.5% denied

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Central State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 55463 5.5%
Jefferson County 28251 3.6%
Chilton County 20181 5.0%
Tuscaloosa County 15150 0.0%
Tallapoosa County 10100 0.0%
Baldwin County 541 20.0%
Walker County 550 0.0%
Lee County 330 0.0%
Winston County 210 0.0%
Elmore County 220 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: 157 applications in 2025, of which 137 were originated and 7 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 4.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Central State 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