Mortgage Research Center · Alabama · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 5,107 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #6 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.4% of them and denied 18.4% (27.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

5.1kApplicationsin AL
27.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$698MVolume66 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Alabama vs the state

18.4%Denial rate-1.46 pts vs state
27.3%Decision denial rate+2.29 pts vs state
48.4%Origination rate-7.01 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.48 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
2,471Loans originated
939Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,5531,77914.8%6.75%#10
20244,1102,14715.0%6.63%#7
20255,1072,47118.4%6.25%#6

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,193 63% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 882 17% · 31.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,032 20% · 42.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 402 8% · 28.9% denied
FHA 195 4% · 19.5% denied
VA 4,475 88% · 17.4% denied
USDA / RHS 35 1% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 554 59%
Other 172 18%
Incomplete application 113 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 56 6%
Collateral 31 3%
Insufficient cash 7 1%
Employment history 6 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 48322586 17.8%
Jefferson County 40415987 21.5%
Mobile County 35216772 20.5%
Coffee County 30218523 7.6%
Baldwin County 28512251 17.9%
Houston County 25013840 16.0%
Montgomery County 22310643 19.3%
Lee County 21410231 14.5%
Russell County 21212031 14.6%
Dale County 1518219 12.6%

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%
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%
Trustmark National BankC 3,44310.3%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 5,107 applications in 2025, of which 2,471 were originated and 939 denied.

18.4% of all applications, or 27.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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