Merchants & Marine Bank · Alabama · 2025

Merchants & Marine Bank in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merchants & Marine Bank took 52 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #308 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.1% of them and denied 5.8% (6.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

52Applicationsin AL
6.8%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$220,000Median loanstate $165,000
$9.3MVolume4 counties

Merchants & Marine Bank in Alabama vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-14.08 pts vs state
6.8%Decision denial rate-18.18 pts vs state
73.1%Origination rate+17.69 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
-0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.41 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
38Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023655110.8%7.75%#253
2024422711.9%7.19%#318
202552385.8%7.25%#308

What Merchants & Marine Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 38% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 28 54% · 3.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 8% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 48 92% · 4.2% denied
FHA 2 4% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 4% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Merchants & Marine Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Baldwin County 40312 5.0%
Mobile County 1061 10.0%
Monroe County 100 0.0%
Lee 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: 52 applications in 2025, of which 38 were originated and 3 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 6.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Merchants & Marine Bank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Merchants & Marine Bank'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