First State Bank of the South · Alabama · 2025

First State Bank of the South in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First State Bank of the South took 36 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #341 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 94.4% of them and denied 5.6% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

36Applicationsin AL
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
8.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$85,000Median loanstate $165,000
$5.1MVolume8 counties

First State Bank of the South in Alabama vs the state

5.6%Denial rate-14.29 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-19.44 pts vs state
94.4%Origination rate+39.05 pts vs state
8.99%Median rate+2.49 pts vs state
3.13Rate spread (pts)+2.84 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352520.0%8.50%#272
202439365.1%8.99%#324
202536345.6%8.99%#341

What First State Bank of the South lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 36% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 17% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 19% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 11% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 17% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 5.6% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 2 100%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First State Bank of the South applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lamar County 16160 0.0%
Tuscaloosa County 752 28.6%
Marion County 440 0.0%
Limestone County 440 0.0%
Franklin County 220 0.0%
Lawrence County 110 0.0%
Greene County 110 0.0%
Fayette 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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 34 were originated and 2 denied.

5.6% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans First State Bank of the South originated in Alabama in 2025 was 8.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First State Bank of the South'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