Emblem Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

Emblem Credit Union in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Emblem Credit Union took 455 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #87 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.7% of them and denied 28.1% (28.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

455Applicationsin AL
28.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$95,000Median loanstate $165,000
$39MVolume18 counties

Emblem Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

28.1%Denial rate+8.28 pts vs state
28.8%Decision denial rate+3.83 pts vs state
56.7%Origination rate+1.31 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$77kMedian applicant income
258Loans originated
128Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344923929.2%7.25%#76
202440321028.3%7.75%#87
202545525828.1%7.25%#87

What Emblem Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 167 37% · 29.9% denied
Refinance 81 18% · 17.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 6% · 23.1% denied
Home improvement 113 25% · 30.1% denied
Other / HELOC 68 15% · 35.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 455 100% · 28.1% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 54 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 52 41%
Collateral 11 9%
Other 4 3%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Employment history 2 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Emblem Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Etowah County 19512446 23.6%
Calhoun County 734422 30.1%
DeKalb County 673225 37.3%
Cherokee County 441916 36.4%
Marshall County 25149 36.0%
Talladega County 962 22.2%
St. Clair County 633 50.0%
Baldwin County 641 16.7%
Jefferson County 420 0.0%
Limestone County 320 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: 455 applications in 2025, of which 258 were originated and 128 denied.

28.1% of all applications, or 28.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Emblem Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Emblem Credit Union'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