NFM · Alabama · 2025

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

NFM took 243 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #139 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.1% of them and denied 1.7% (2.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

243Applicationsin AL
2.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $165,000
$42MVolume23 counties

NFM in Alabama vs the state

1.7%Denial rate-18.20 pts vs state
2.2%Decision denial rate-22.83 pts vs state
74.1%Origination rate+18.68 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
180Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202398592.0%7.13%#204
2024117713.4%7.13%#199
20252431801.7%6.38%#139

What NFM lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 223 92% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 5 2% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 182 75% · 1.7% denied
FHA 43 18% · 2.3% denied
VA 18 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Other 1 25%
Collateral 1 25%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tuscaloosa County 74611 1.4%
Baldwin County 26181 3.8%
Jefferson County 26181 3.8%
Shelby County 26190 0.0%
Mobile County 22140 0.0%
St. Clair County 12120 0.0%
Madison County 11100 0.0%
Cullman County 730 0.0%
Houston County 530 0.0%
Coffee County 540 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: 243 applications in 2025, of which 180 were originated and 4 denied.

1.7% of all applications, or 2.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans NFM originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are NFM'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