Mortgage lender · Cullman, AL · LEI 5493002XCPKQYCZ56W55

Peoples Bank of Alabama review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Peoples Bank of Alabama earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 22.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 16th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

167Applications2025
52.7%Originatedof applications
22.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$19MLoan volume3 states

Peoples Bank of Alabama at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

18.0%Denial rate (all applications)-0.02 pts vs national
22.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-0.20 pts vs national
52.7%Origination rate-5.34 pts vs national
19.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$155,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$84kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

16th22.4% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

20th19.8%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202322112119.5%21.3%$22M
20241498016.8%19.8%$16M
20251678818.0%22.4%$19M

What Peoples Bank of Alabama lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 94 56% · 14.9% denied
Refinance 46 28% · 17.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 6% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 8 5% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 5% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 162 97% · 17.9% denied
FHA 5 3% · 20.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 19 manufactured homes, 64 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Peoples Bank of Alabama

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k361550.0%
$50k – $100k321129.2%
$100k – $150k25125.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3427745.0%
45–54281222.2%
55–64271428.6%
65–74231415.8%

Where Peoples Bank of Alabama lends

3 states and 22 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Alabama1638418.4%#171

Frequently asked questions

Peoples Bank of Alabama denied 22.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 16th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 56% of its applications were for home purchases, 34% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 10% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% conventional, 3% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Peoples Bank of Alabama. Data sources · Methodology