First Community Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

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

First Community Mortgage took 644 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #72 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.9% of them and denied 7.1% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

644Applicationsin AL
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $165,000
$134MVolume46 counties

First Community Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-12.71 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-17.40 pts vs state
76.9%Origination rate+21.47 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
495Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234423536.6%6.75%#77
20244864156.4%6.50%#77
20256444957.1%6.38%#72

What First Community Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 534 83% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 70 11% · 5.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 6% · 10.3% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 271 42% · 4.1% denied
FHA 272 42% · 9.6% denied
VA 41 6% · 7.3% denied
USDA / RHS 60 9% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 15 33%
Incomplete application 11 24%
Credit history 10 22%
Collateral 5 11%
Employment history 3 7%
Other 2 4%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Community Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 119996 5.0%
Mobile County 48335 10.4%
Jefferson County 41321 2.4%
Tallapoosa County 362110 27.8%
Limestone County 30272 6.7%
Marshall County 29280 0.0%
Shelby County 28181 3.6%
Calhoun County 26230 0.0%
Lauderdale County 25193 12.0%
Tuscaloosa County 24201 4.2%

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: 644 applications in 2025, of which 495 were originated and 46 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 7.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Community 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