First Option Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

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

First Option Mortgage took 18 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #403 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.3% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

18Applicationsin AL
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$470,000Median loanstate $165,000
$8.2MVolume5 counties

First Option Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-19.85 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-25.00 pts vs state
83.3%Origination rate+27.94 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$301kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316130.0%8.38%#399
20241278.3%7.00%#437
202518150.0%6.75%#403

What First Option Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 50% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 39% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 94% · 0.0% denied
FHA 1 6% · 0.0% denied

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Option Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 870 0.0%
Mobile County 550 0.0%
Baldwin County 210 0.0%
Shelby County 210 0.0%
Russell 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: 18 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans First Option Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Option 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