Leaderone Financial · Alabama · 2025

Leaderone Financial in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Leaderone Financial took 418 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #97 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.6% of them and denied 18.7% (25.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

418Applicationsin AL
25.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $165,000
$49MVolume40 counties

Leaderone Financial in Alabama vs the state

18.7%Denial rate-1.19 pts vs state
25.7%Decision denial rate+0.74 pts vs state
53.6%Origination rate-1.80 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.76Rate spread (pts)+0.47 pts vs state
$74kMedian applicant income
224Loans originated
78Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316211711.7%6.63%#150
202424715113.4%6.88%#120
202541822418.7%6.63%#97

What Leaderone Financial lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 365 87% · 18.6% denied
Refinance 24 6% · 20.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 7% · 17.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 135 32% · 18.5% denied
FHA 215 51% · 20.5% denied
VA 32 8% · 15.6% denied
USDA / RHS 36 9% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Incomplete application 28 36%
Collateral 12 15%
Credit history 12 15%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 14%
Other 7 9%
Unverifiable information 5 6%
Employment history 3 4%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Leaderone Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1115319 17.1%
Shelby County 602914 23.3%
Marion County 40245 12.5%
Walker County 38198 21.1%
Fayette County 36186 16.7%
Montgomery County 1897 38.9%
St. Clair County 14102 14.3%
Lamar County 1383 23.1%
Chilton County 952 22.2%
Tuscaloosa County 962 22.2%

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: 418 applications in 2025, of which 224 were originated and 78 denied.

18.7% of all applications, or 25.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Leaderone Financial originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Leaderone Financial'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