The Loan Store · Alabama · 2025

The Loan Store in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Loan Store took 640 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #74 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.3% of them and denied 8.8% (9.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

640Applicationsin AL
9.7%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$200,000Median loanstate $165,000
$112MVolume44 counties

The Loan Store in Alabama vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-11.10 pts vs state
9.7%Decision denial rate-15.34 pts vs state
70.3%Origination rate+14.92 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
450Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231258910.4%7.00%#173
20243962826.3%6.63%#89
20256404508.8%6.75%#74

What The Loan Store lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 400 63% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 38 6% · 7.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 57 9% · 12.3% denied
Home improvement 48 8% · 14.6% denied
Other / HELOC 97 15% · 23.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 515 80% · 9.3% denied
FHA 98 15% · 7.1% denied
VA 23 4% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 19 34%
Collateral 12 21%
Incomplete application 11 20%
Other 9 16%
Credit history 5 9%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most The Loan Store applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1451096 4.1%
Madison County 81567 8.6%
Baldwin County 653810 15.4%
Mobile County 53396 11.3%
Shelby County 52393 5.8%
Cullman County 34234 11.8%
Limestone County 21131 4.8%
Montgomery County 20153 15.0%
Talladega County 19131 5.3%
St. Clair County 19121 5.3%

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: 640 applications in 2025, of which 450 were originated and 56 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 9.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are The Loan Store'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