The Mortgage Firm · Alabama · 2025

The Mortgage Firm in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Mortgage Firm took 115 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #212 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.9% of them and denied 7.0% (8.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

115Applicationsin AL
8.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $165,000
$21MVolume19 counties

The Mortgage Firm in Alabama vs the state

7.0%Denial rate-12.89 pts vs state
8.2%Decision denial rate-16.84 pts vs state
73.9%Origination rate+18.52 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
85Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231601126.3%6.56%#151
2024109805.5%6.38%#205
2025115857.0%6.50%#212

What The Mortgage Firm lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 104 90% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 4 3% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47 41% · 2.1% denied
FHA 49 43% · 12.2% denied
VA 13 11% · 7.7% denied
USDA / RHS 6 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 63%
Employment history 1 13%
Incomplete application 1 13%
Other 1 13%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most The Mortgage Firm applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 35282 5.7%
Shelby County 21143 14.3%
St. Clair County 18131 5.6%
Blount County 841 12.5%
Russell County 550 0.0%
Escambia County 440 0.0%
Baldwin County 440 0.0%
Lee County 330 0.0%
Mobile County 320 0.0%
Chilton County 311 33.3%

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: 115 applications in 2025, of which 85 were originated and 8 denied.

7.0% of all applications, or 8.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are The Mortgage Firm'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