Hope Federal Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

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

Hope Federal Credit Union took 166 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #169 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.7% of them and denied 33.7% (33.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

166Applicationsin AL
33.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $165,000
$16MVolume14 counties

Hope Federal Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

33.7%Denial rate+13.88 pts vs state
33.9%Decision denial rate+8.94 pts vs state
65.7%Origination rate+10.27 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.35 pts vs state
$61kMedian applicant income
109Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023351071.4%6.50%#322
2024693055.1%6.81%#258
202516610933.7%7.00%#169

What Hope Federal Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 147 89% · 29.9% denied
Refinance 3 2% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 8% · 71.4% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 146 88% · 30.8% denied
FHA 19 11% · 52.6% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 32 57%
Credit history 7 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 13%
Collateral 4 7%
Employment history 2 4%
Incomplete application 2 4%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Hope Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mobile County 443410 22.7%
Jefferson County 422616 38.1%
Montgomery County 26169 34.6%
Madison County 22166 27.3%
Morgan County 1055 50.0%
Baldwin County 532 40.0%
Limestone County 440 0.0%
Shelby County 330 0.0%
Escambia County 202 100.0%
Elmore 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: 166 applications in 2025, of which 109 were originated and 56 denied.

33.7% of all applications, or 33.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Hope Federal Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Hope Federal 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