Mortgage lender · Headland, AL · LEI 254900VH8KY0194IAU87

Hnb First Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Hnb First Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 34th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

113Applications2025
71.7%Originatedof applications
13.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$11MLoan volume3 states

Hnb First Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

13.3%Denial rate (all applications)-4.71 pts vs national
13.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-8.95 pts vs national
71.7%Origination rate+13.65 pts vs national
2.7%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$95,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$78kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

34th13.6% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

87th2.7%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023786810.3%10.4%$6.1M
2024113964.4%4.6%$11M
20251138113.3%13.6%$11M

What Hnb First Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 64 57% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 27 24% · 18.5% denied
Home improvement 12 11% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 10 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 111 98% · 12.6% denied
USDA / RHS 2 2% · 50.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 31 manufactured homes, 40 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Hnb First Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k271630.8%
$50k – $100k301913.8%

Where Hnb First Bank lends

3 states and 11 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Alabama1007213.0%#232
Florida8525.0%#969
Georgia540.0%#770

Frequently asked questions

Hnb First Bank denied 13.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 34th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 57% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 19% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 98% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Hnb First Bank. Data sources · Methodology