Pentagon Federal Credit Union · Alabama · 2025

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 316 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #118 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.5% of them and denied 33.9% (41.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

316Applicationsin AL
41.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $165,000
$30MVolume38 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Alabama vs the state

33.9%Denial rate+14.01 pts vs state
41.3%Decision denial rate+16.31 pts vs state
47.5%Origination rate-7.92 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
150Loans originated
107Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202335715234.2%6.13%#92
202430411842.1%7.00%#106
202531615033.9%7.38%#118

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 102 32% · 35.3% denied
Refinance 58 18% · 31.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 10% · 43.8% denied
Home improvement 80 25% · 27.5% denied
Other / HELOC 44 14% · 38.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 229 72% · 33.2% denied
FHA 20 6% · 45.0% denied
VA 67 21% · 32.8% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 27 25%
Credit history 25 23%
Collateral 25 23%
Debt-to-income ratio 24 22%
Insufficient cash 4 4%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Pentagon Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 592624 40.7%
Madison County 542522 40.7%
Baldwin County 28158 28.6%
Montgomery County 21710 47.6%
Shelby County 20105 25.0%
Lee County 1256 50.0%
Houston County 1155 45.5%
Mobile County 1153 27.3%
Calhoun County 933 33.3%
Russell County 741 14.3%

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: 316 applications in 2025, of which 150 were originated and 107 denied.

33.9% of all applications, or 41.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon Federal 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