Southwest Funding · Alabama · 2025

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

Southwest Funding took 245 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #137 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 4.1% (5.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

245Applicationsin AL
5.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$35MVolume33 counties

Southwest Funding in Alabama vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-15.77 pts vs state
5.2%Decision denial rate-19.85 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+16.04 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.69Rate spread (pts)+0.40 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
175Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232231551.8%6.88%#118
20242341501.3%6.81%#127
20252451754.1%6.75%#137

What Southwest Funding lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 193 79% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 26 11% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 9% · 13.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 63 26% · 1.6% denied
FHA 138 56% · 5.1% denied
VA 24 10% · 4.2% denied
USDA / RHS 20 8% · 5.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 6 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 20%
Incomplete application 1 10%
Employment history 1 10%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Southwest Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tuscaloosa County 32240 0.0%
Lauderdale County 32206 18.8%
Calhoun County 28220 0.0%
Houston County 26200 0.0%
Dale County 24210 0.0%
Jefferson County 2090 0.0%
Talladega County 1063 30.0%
Walker County 750 0.0%
St. Clair County 750 0.0%
Geneva County 740 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: 245 applications in 2025, of which 175 were originated and 10 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 5.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Funding originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Funding'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