United Community Bank · Alabama · 2025

United Community Bank in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Community Bank took 706 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #66 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.4% of them and denied 18.0% (20.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

706Applicationsin AL
20.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $165,000
$108MVolume43 counties

United Community Bank in Alabama vs the state

18.0%Denial rate-1.86 pts vs state
20.6%Decision denial rate-4.42 pts vs state
67.4%Origination rate+12.03 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.26 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
476Loans originated
127Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202395242131.9%7.25%#43
202464943018.5%6.75%#63
202570647618.0%6.50%#66

What United Community Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 381 54% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 120 17% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 2% · 38.5% denied
Home improvement 144 20% · 25.7% denied
Other / HELOC 48 7% · 43.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 540 76% · 20.9% denied
FHA 135 19% · 9.6% denied
VA 18 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 13 2% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 45 35%
Credit history 31 24%
Collateral 18 14%
Other 14 11%
Unverifiable information 13 10%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 2 2%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most United Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tuscaloosa County 16012021 13.1%
Madison County 1015734 33.7%
Jefferson County 996610 10.1%
Lauderdale County 695513 18.8%
Morgan County 51383 5.9%
Baldwin County 311710 32.3%
Colbert County 25192 8.0%
Shelby County 20172 10.0%
Mobile County 19114 21.1%
Limestone County 1485 35.7%

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: 706 applications in 2025, of which 476 were originated and 127 denied.

18.0% of all applications, or 20.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are United Community 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