Member First Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

Member First Mortgage in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Member First Mortgage took 24 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #378 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.8% of them and denied 41.7% (62.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

24Applicationsin AL
62.5%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$1.1MVolume14 counties

Member First Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

41.7%Denial rate+21.82 pts vs state
62.5%Decision denial rate+37.50 pts vs state
20.8%Origination rate-34.56 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.33Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323347.8%6.75%#360
202419726.3%6.50%#383
202524541.7%6.13%#378

What Member First Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 46% · 45.5% denied
Refinance 3 13% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 42% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 42% · 20.0% denied
FHA 10 42% · 60.0% denied
VA 4 17% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 70%
Credit history 2 20%
Collateral 1 10%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Member First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 622 33.3%
Russell County 403 75.0%
Cherokee County 301 33.3%
Mobile County 101 100.0%
DeKalb County 110 0.0%
Jackson County 100 0.0%
Morgan County 100 0.0%
Chambers County 100 0.0%
Marshall County 100 0.0%
Clarke 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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 10 denied.

41.7% of all applications, or 62.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Member First Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Member First 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