Premier Lending · Alabama · 2025

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

Premier Lending took 55 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #296 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.6% of them and denied 3.6% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

55Applicationsin AL
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$11MVolume16 counties

Premier Lending in Alabama vs the state

3.6%Denial rate-16.21 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-21.15 pts vs state
83.6%Origination rate+28.25 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
1.14Rate spread (pts)+0.85 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
46Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202413130.0%6.75%#429
202555463.6%6.88%#296

What Premier Lending lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 58% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 5% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 36% · 5.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 44% · 4.2% denied
FHA 26 47% · 3.9% denied
VA 5 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Premier Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 23201 4.3%
Shelby County 981 11.1%
Madison County 330 0.0%
St. Clair County 330 0.0%
Blount County 310 0.0%
DeKalb County 210 0.0%
Walker County 210 0.0%
Marengo County 210 0.0%
Bibb County 110 0.0%
Coosa 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: 55 applications in 2025, of which 46 were originated and 2 denied.

3.6% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Premier Lending originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Premier Lending'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