Gulf Winds Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

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

Gulf Winds Credit Union took 123 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #203 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.2% of them and denied 22.8% (37.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

123Applicationsin AL
37.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$6.6MVolume10 counties

Gulf Winds Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

22.8%Denial rate+2.91 pts vs state
37.3%Decision denial rate+12.33 pts vs state
38.2%Origination rate-17.18 pts vs state
7.88%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
1.65Rate spread (pts)+1.36 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
47Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231536015.0%6.33%#155
20241706414.1%#156
20251234722.8%7.88%#203

What Gulf Winds Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 42 34% · 21.4% denied
Refinance 9 7% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 50% · 22.6% denied
Home improvement 10 8% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 118 96% · 22.9% denied
FHA 5 4% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 17 61%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 25%
Collateral 2 7%
Employment history 1 4%
Other 1 4%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Gulf Winds Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Escambia County 572113 22.8%
Baldwin County 36156 16.7%
Monroe County 1584 26.7%
Conecuh County 703 42.9%
Mobile County 311 33.3%
Houston County 100 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
Autauga County 101 100.0%
Wilcox County 100 0.0%
Jefferson 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: 123 applications in 2025, of which 47 were originated and 28 denied.

22.8% of all applications, or 37.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Gulf Winds Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Gulf Winds 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