GMFS · Alabama · 2025

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

GMFS took 641 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #73 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.0% of them and denied 1.7% (2.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

641Applicationsin AL
2.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $165,000
$123MVolume39 counties

GMFS in Alabama vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-18.13 pts vs state
2.2%Decision denial rate-22.76 pts vs state
66.0%Origination rate+10.60 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
423Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,0087853.3%6.50%#40
20241,1048803.4%6.50%#44
20256414231.7%6.38%#73

What GMFS lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 463 72% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 100 16% · 1.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 54 8% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 24 4% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 382 60% · 1.3% denied
FHA 183 29% · 1.6% denied
VA 36 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 40 6% · 7.5% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 82%
Other 1 9%
Credit history 1 9%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most GMFS applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mobile County 2281782 0.9%
Baldwin County 86511 1.2%
Madison County 57220 0.0%
Jefferson County 49310 0.0%
Marshall County 36260 0.0%
Shelby County 33250 0.0%
Etowah County 19160 0.0%
Montgomery County 1781 5.9%
Limestone County 1433 21.4%
DeKalb County 13101 7.7%

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: 641 applications in 2025, of which 423 were originated and 11 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 2.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are GMFS'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