Newrez · Alabama · 2025

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

Newrez took 2,730 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #16 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.4% of them and denied 19.0% (35.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

2.7kApplicationsin AL
35.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$232MVolume65 counties

Newrez in Alabama vs the state

19.0%Denial rate-0.88 pts vs state
35.1%Decision denial rate+10.07 pts vs state
34.4%Origination rate-21.03 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
938Loans originated
518Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,39446023.0%6.63%#30
20242,01676022.0%6.63%#24
20252,73093819.0%6.49%#16

What Newrez lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 480 18% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 854 31% · 14.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,395 51% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,375 50% · 18.0% denied
FHA 666 24% · 30.9% denied
VA 645 24% · 9.2% denied
USDA / RHS 44 2% · 13.6% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 275 53%
Credit history 110 21%
Collateral 45 9%
Unverifiable information 38 7%
Other 20 4%
Insufficient cash 20 4%
Employment history 10 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 3159367 21.3%
Madison County 2768458 21.0%
Baldwin County 26911331 11.5%
Mobile County 2447654 22.1%
Shelby County 1455516 11.0%
Montgomery County 1103033 30.0%
Lee County 1023715 14.7%
Tuscaloosa County 912324 26.4%
Limestone County 89287 7.9%
St. Clair County 733112 16.4%

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: 2,730 applications in 2025, of which 938 were originated and 518 denied.

19.0% of all applications, or 35.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Newrez originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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