Freedom Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 3,725 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #9 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.8% of them and denied 8.7% (14.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

3.7kApplicationsin AL
14.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$470MVolume66 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

8.7%Denial rate-11.13 pts vs state
14.0%Decision denial rate-11.01 pts vs state
44.8%Origination rate-10.58 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
1,669Loans originated
325Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,30758814.8%6.75%#32
20242,7381,3398.9%6.25%#14
20253,7251,6698.7%6.25%#9

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 330 9% · 13.0% denied
Refinance 1,882 51% · 2.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,501 40% · 15.9% denied
Other / HELOC 12 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 243 7% · 9.9% denied
FHA 1,621 44% · 11.9% denied
VA 1,860 50% · 5.8% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Collateral 125 38%
Credit history 69 21%
Debt-to-income ratio 49 15%
Other 38 12%
Unverifiable information 15 5%
Incomplete application 11 3%
Insufficient cash 11 3%
Employment history 7 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 48624837 7.6%
Jefferson County 38615042 10.9%
Baldwin County 26311018 6.8%
Mobile County 26210024 9.2%
Lee County 198979 4.5%
Shelby County 1858525 13.5%
Limestone County 1599910 6.3%
Montgomery County 1415711 7.8%
Russell County 1356710 7.4%
Tuscaloosa County 121536 5.0%

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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 3,61111.6%6.25%
Trustmark National BankC 3,44310.3%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 3,725 applications in 2025, of which 1,669 were originated and 325 denied.

8.7% of all applications, or 14.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom 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