The Hometown Bank of Alabama · Alabama · 2025

The Hometown Bank of Alabama in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Hometown Bank of Alabama took 328 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #112 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 16.5% (17.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

328Applicationsin AL
17.1%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$130,000Median loanstate $165,000
$41MVolume14 counties

The Hometown Bank of Alabama in Alabama vs the state

16.5%Denial rate-3.39 pts vs state
17.1%Decision denial rate-7.86 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+15.95 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$89kMedian applicant income
234Loans originated
54Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234163179.9%#83
202436727812.8%#100
202532823416.5%#112

What The Hometown Bank of Alabama lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 183 56% · 14.8% denied
Refinance 77 23% · 18.2% denied
Home improvement 32 10% · 15.6% denied
Other / HELOC 36 11% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 328 100% · 16.5% denied

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most The Hometown Bank of Alabama applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Blount County 22816532 14.0%
Jefferson County 35256 17.1%
St. Clair County 19126 31.6%
Marshall County 16132 12.5%
Etowah County 16113 18.8%
DeKalb County 312 66.7%
Cullman County 321 33.3%
Tuscaloosa County 220 0.0%
Talladega County 101 100.0%
Cherokee County 101 100.0%

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: 328 applications in 2025, of which 234 were originated and 54 denied.

16.5% of all applications, or 17.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are The Hometown Bank of Alabama'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