ServisFirst Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

ServisFirst Bank took 716 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #63 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.2% of them and denied 3.8% (4.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

716Applicationsin AL
4.3%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$268MVolume42 counties

ServisFirst Bank in Alabama vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-16.08 pts vs state
4.3%Decision denial rate-20.69 pts vs state
83.2%Origination rate+27.85 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
596Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235384264.1%7.75%#66
20246435383.4%7.19%#64
20257165963.8%6.99%#63

What ServisFirst Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 407 57% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 109 15% · 4.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 5% · 5.1% denied
Home improvement 87 12% · 6.9% denied
Other / HELOC 74 10% · 5.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 659 92% · 3.5% denied
FHA 37 5% · 8.1% denied
VA 19 3% · 5.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 48%
Credit history 10 37%
Collateral 2 7%
Other 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most ServisFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 15712411 7.0%
Lee County 115973 2.6%
Madison County 85742 2.4%
Baldwin County 58521 1.7%
Houston County 50410 0.0%
Shelby County 44381 2.3%
Mobile County 42360 0.0%
Montgomery County 32243 9.4%
Limestone County 17160 0.0%
Elmore County 15102 13.3%

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: 716 applications in 2025, of which 596 were originated and 27 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 4.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans ServisFirst Bank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are ServisFirst Bank'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