Direct Lenders · Alabama · 2025

Direct Lenders in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Direct Lenders took 10 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #473 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 10.0% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

10Applicationsin AL
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $165,000
$1.9MVolume6 counties

Direct Lenders in Alabama vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-9.85 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-10.71 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+4.61 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236416.7%7.31%#507
20241060.0%6.13%#461
202510610.0%6.50%#473

What Direct Lenders lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 90% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 10% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 60% · 16.7% denied
FHA 4 40% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 1 100%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Direct Lenders applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cherokee County 311 33.3%
Mobile County 310 0.0%
Shelby County 110 0.0%
Calhoun County 110 0.0%
Lee County 110 0.0%
DeKalb County 110 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: 10 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Direct Lenders originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Direct Lenders'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