Guardian Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

Guardian Credit Union in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guardian Credit Union took 608 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #76 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.4% of them and denied 47.5% (51.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

608Applicationsin AL
51.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $165,000
$38MVolume29 counties

Guardian Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

47.5%Denial rate+27.68 pts vs state
51.2%Decision denial rate+26.15 pts vs state
43.4%Origination rate-11.97 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$77kMedian applicant income
264Loans originated
289Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202380945830.4%7.25%#50
202495236852.0%7.25%#50
202560826447.5%7.25%#76

What Guardian Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 165 27% · 47.9% denied
Refinance 122 20% · 26.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 303 50% · 56.1% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 17 3% · 47.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 602 99% · 47.2% denied
FHA 3 0% · 100.0% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 126 44%
Credit history 125 43%
Insufficient cash 18 6%
Employment history 12 4%
Other 5 2%
Collateral 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Guardian Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 1776095 53.7%
Elmore County 1096634 31.2%
Autauga County 1085246 42.6%
Chilton County 442120 45.5%
Butler County 331319 57.6%
Covington County 21712 57.1%
Pike County 17411 64.7%
Macon County 17214 82.4%
Tallapoosa County 1257 58.3%
Crenshaw County 1248 66.7%

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: 608 applications in 2025, of which 264 were originated and 289 denied.

47.5% of all applications, or 51.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Guardian Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guardian Credit Union'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