First Federal Bank, A · Alabama · 2025

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

First Federal Bank, A took 1,776 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #28 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.8% of them and denied 3.4% (4.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

1.8kApplicationsin AL
4.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$320MVolume48 counties

First Federal Bank, A in Alabama vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-16.42 pts vs state
4.5%Decision denial rate-20.55 pts vs state
72.8%Origination rate+17.41 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1,293Loans originated
61Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,6671,1773.7%6.38%#24
20241,8161,3154.4%6.25%#27
20251,7761,2933.4%6.25%#28

What First Federal Bank, A lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,634 92% · 3.1% denied
Refinance 70 4% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 67 4% · 6.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,001 56% · 2.3% denied
FHA 611 34% · 5.6% denied
VA 103 6% · 1.9% denied
USDA / RHS 61 3% · 3.3% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 21 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 18 30%
Other 9 15%
Insufficient cash 4 7%
Employment history 4 7%
Collateral 3 5%
Unverifiable information 2 3%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Federal Bank, A applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tuscaloosa County 69651319 2.7%
Mobile County 136976 4.4%
Jefferson County 101744 4.0%
Cullman County 99704 4.0%
Baldwin County 97711 1.0%
Etowah County 95744 4.2%
Shelby County 57411 1.8%
Lauderdale County 51412 3.9%
St. Clair County 42331 2.4%
Calhoun County 41330 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: 1,776 applications in 2025, of which 1,293 were originated and 61 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 4.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank, A originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank, A'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