First Colony Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

First Colony Mortgage in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Colony Mortgage took 313 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #121 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.0% of them and denied 3.2% (4.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

313Applicationsin AL
4.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $165,000
$54MVolume28 counties

First Colony Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-16.66 pts vs state
4.4%Decision denial rate-20.56 pts vs state
55.0%Origination rate-0.44 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
172Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202363494.8%7.25%#258
20244483335.1%6.50%#79
20253131723.2%6.38%#121

What First Colony Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 245 78% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 39 12% · 5.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 9% · 6.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 187 60% · 3.7% denied
FHA 87 28% · 3.5% denied
VA 32 10% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 40%
Other 3 30%
Collateral 2 20%
Credit history 1 10%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 117681 0.9%
Jefferson County 60262 3.3%
Shelby County 28152 7.1%
Limestone County 21122 9.5%
Marshall County 1370 0.0%
Baldwin County 1281 8.3%
Morgan County 1260 0.0%
Tuscaloosa County 1151 9.1%
St. Clair County 931 11.1%
Cullman 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: 313 applications in 2025, of which 172 were originated and 10 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 4.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans First Colony Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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