CSL Financial · Alabama · 2025

CSL Financial in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

CSL Financial took 809 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #56 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.9% of them and denied 52.7% (75.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

809Applicationsin AL
75.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
8.09%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $165,000
$15MVolume38 counties

CSL Financial in Alabama vs the state

52.7%Denial rate+32.81 pts vs state
75.7%Decision denial rate+50.67 pts vs state
16.9%Origination rate-38.46 pts vs state
8.09%Median rate+1.59 pts vs state
2.16Rate spread (pts)+1.87 pts vs state
$61kMedian applicant income
137Loans originated
426Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202392710254.1%9.19%#44
20241,03315155.4%8.89%#48
202580913752.7%8.09%#56

What CSL Financial lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 809 100% · 52.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 809 100% · 52.7% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 272 64%
Debt-to-income ratio 142 33%
Employment history 7 2%
Unverifiable information 2 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%
Other 1 0%
Collateral 1 0%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most CSL Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 14140 0.0%
Talladega County 11110 0.0%
Baldwin County 990 0.0%
DeKalb County 770 0.0%
Cullman County 770 0.0%
Shelby County 660 0.0%
St. Clair County 660 0.0%
Etowah County 660 0.0%
Morgan County 550 0.0%
Clay 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: 809 applications in 2025, of which 137 were originated and 426 denied.

52.7% of all applications, or 75.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans CSL Financial originated in Alabama in 2025 was 8.09%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are CSL Financial'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