Discover Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

Discover Bank took 881 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #51 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 14.6% of them and denied 55.9% (78.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

881Applicationsin AL
78.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
8.87%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $165,000
$10MVolume59 counties

Discover Bank in Alabama vs the state

55.9%Denial rate+36.00 pts vs state
78.9%Decision denial rate+53.85 pts vs state
14.6%Origination rate-40.75 pts vs state
8.87%Median rate+2.37 pts vs state
2.30Rate spread (pts)+2.01 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
129Loans originated
492Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,01944248.2%9.74%#13
20242,80548454.6%8.87%#13
202588112955.9%8.87%#51

What Discover Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 6% · 68.6% denied
Refinance 150 17% · 51.3% denied
Home improvement 225 26% · 52.9% denied
Other / HELOC 455 52% · 57.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 881 100% · 55.9% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 259 53%
Incomplete application 72 15%
Collateral 60 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 51 10%
Other 42 9%
Employment history 4 1%
Unverifiable information 4 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 103861 59.2%
Madison County 971552 53.6%
Baldwin County 891740 44.9%
Mobile County 81844 54.3%
Shelby County 611529 47.5%
Lee County 42625 59.5%
Tuscaloosa County 34417 50.0%
Montgomery County 28317 60.7%
St. Clair County 28516 57.1%
Calhoun County 25517 68.0%

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: 881 applications in 2025, of which 129 were originated and 492 denied.

55.9% of all applications, or 78.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 8.87%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Discover 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