First Bank of Alabama · Alabama · 2025

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

First Bank of Alabama took 209 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #152 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.4% of them and denied 9.6% (9.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

209Applicationsin AL
9.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$48MVolume19 counties

First Bank of Alabama in Alabama vs the state

9.6%Denial rate-10.28 pts vs state
9.7%Decision denial rate-15.34 pts vs state
80.4%Origination rate+24.99 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$91kMedian applicant income
168Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319915710.1%#127
202418113913.8%#150
20252091689.6%#152

What First Bank of Alabama lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 88 42% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 72 34% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 29 14% · 10.3% denied
Other / HELOC 20 10% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 209 100% · 9.6% denied

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Bank of Alabama applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Talladega County 60475 8.3%
Randolph County 49367 14.3%
Calhoun County 26204 15.4%
Cleburne County 17160 0.0%
St. Clair County 1090 0.0%
Shelby County 880 0.0%
Chilton County 761 14.3%
Jefferson County 650 0.0%
Tuscaloosa County 660 0.0%
Clay County 540 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: 209 applications in 2025, of which 168 were originated and 20 denied.

9.6% of all applications, or 9.7% 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 First Bank of Alabama'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