Pen Air Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

Pen Air Credit Union in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pen Air Credit Union took 279 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #129 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.8% of them and denied 39.1% (46.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

279Applicationsin AL
46.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $165,000
$15MVolume7 counties

Pen Air Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

39.1%Denial rate+19.22 pts vs state
46.0%Decision denial rate+20.99 pts vs state
44.8%Origination rate-10.59 pts vs state
7.99%Median rate+1.49 pts vs state
0.78Rate spread (pts)+0.49 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
125Loans originated
109Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202333211045.5%8.00%#98
202428611836.4%8.43%#109
202527912539.1%7.99%#129

What Pen Air Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 42 15% · 21.4% denied
Refinance 43 15% · 25.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 5% · 7.1% denied
Home improvement 79 28% · 43.0% denied
Other / HELOC 101 36% · 53.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 270 97% · 39.6% denied
FHA 8 3% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 63 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 26 24%
Collateral 10 9%
Credit history 8 7%
Employment history 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Pen Air Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Baldwin County 24010995 39.6%
Mobile County 261110 38.5%
Escambia County 814 50.0%
Montgomery County 210 0.0%
Covington County 110 0.0%
Monroe County 110 0.0%
Washington 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: 279 applications in 2025, of which 125 were originated and 109 denied.

39.1% of all applications, or 46.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Pen Air Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Pen Air Credit Union'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