Southern Bancorp Bank · Alabama · 2025

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

Southern Bancorp Bank took 57 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #293 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.6% of them and denied 10.5% (17.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

57Applicationsin AL
17.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $165,000
$4.9MVolume11 counties

Southern Bancorp Bank in Alabama vs the state

10.5%Denial rate-9.32 pts vs state
17.1%Decision denial rate-7.86 pts vs state
38.6%Origination rate-16.79 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$60kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202420125.0%8.50%#379
2025572210.5%6.50%#293

What Southern Bancorp Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 88% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 5 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 4% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 46% · 3.9% denied
FHA 29 51% · 17.2% denied
VA 2 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 2 33%
Employment history 1 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Other 1 17%
Insufficient cash 1 17%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Southern Bancorp Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 26103 11.5%
Tuscaloosa County 1642 12.5%
Shelby County 530 0.0%
Montgomery County 210 0.0%
Mobile County 210 0.0%
Limestone County 110 0.0%
St. Clair County 110 0.0%
Autauga County 100 0.0%
Greene County 100 0.0%
Elmore 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: 57 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 6 denied.

10.5% of all applications, or 17.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Southern Bancorp 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