SmartBank · Alabama · 2025

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

SmartBank took 308 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #123 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.8% of them and denied 8.1% (8.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

308Applicationsin AL
8.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$77MVolume32 counties

SmartBank in Alabama vs the state

8.1%Denial rate-11.73 pts vs state
8.4%Decision denial rate-16.61 pts vs state
83.8%Origination rate+28.38 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
258Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231841596.0%7.50%#138
20242151745.6%7.86%#138
20253082588.1%7.25%#123

What SmartBank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 176 57% · 1.1% denied
Refinance 32 10% · 15.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 35 11% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 56 18% · 23.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 289 94% · 8.3% denied
FHA 13 4% · 7.7% denied
VA 6 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 56%
Credit history 4 16%
Other 4 16%
Collateral 2 8%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most SmartBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 76664 5.3%
Tuscaloosa County 624312 19.4%
Houston County 21191 4.8%
Baldwin County 21183 14.3%
Mobile County 16122 12.5%
Limestone County 15120 0.0%
Jefferson County 13121 7.7%
Washington County 10100 0.0%
Montgomery County 1082 20.0%
Clarke County 970 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: 308 applications in 2025, of which 258 were originated and 25 denied.

8.1% of all applications, or 8.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans SmartBank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are SmartBank'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