First Cahawba Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

First Cahawba Bank took 74 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #260 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.3% of them and denied 18.9% (20.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

74Applicationsin AL
20.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $165,000
$15MVolume17 counties

First Cahawba Bank in Alabama vs the state

18.9%Denial rate-0.93 pts vs state
20.3%Decision denial rate-4.71 pts vs state
74.3%Origination rate+18.93 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$100kMedian applicant income
55Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023553525.5%#267
2024634414.3%#263
2025745518.9%#260

What First Cahawba Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 52 70% · 15.4% denied
Refinance 9 12% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 6 8% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 7 9% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 74 100% · 18.9% denied

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Cahawba Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dallas County 221010 45.5%
Baldwin County 18170 0.0%
Pike County 861 12.5%
Calhoun County 550 0.0%
Coffee County 440 0.0%
Chilton County 321 33.3%
Autauga County 210 0.0%
Montgomery County 220 0.0%
Lee County 211 50.0%
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: 74 applications in 2025, of which 55 were originated and 14 denied.

18.9% of all applications, or 20.3% 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 Cahawba 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