Hometown Equity Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 106 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #224 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.9% of them and denied 44.3% (46.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

106Applicationsin AL
46.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $165,000
$12MVolume26 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

44.3%Denial rate+24.49 pts vs state
46.1%Decision denial rate+21.08 pts vs state
50.9%Origination rate-4.45 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
54Loans originated
47Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023431344.2%8.88%#293
2024412243.9%7.63%#320
20251065444.3%7.38%#224

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 29% · 41.9% denied
Refinance 13 12% · 53.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 62 58% · 43.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 99 93% · 45.5% denied
FHA 6 6% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Incomplete application 34 72%
Collateral 5 11%
Credit history 4 9%
Insufficient cash 3 6%
Other 1 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 301019 63.3%
Mobile County 1797 41.2%
Montgomery County 1173 27.3%
Baldwin County 1063 30.0%
Madison County 541 20.0%
Tuscaloosa County 303 100.0%
Dale County 312 66.7%
Russell County 330 0.0%
Walker County 312 66.7%
Talladega County 202 100.0%

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: 106 applications in 2025, of which 54 were originated and 47 denied.

44.3% of all applications, or 46.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity 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