Valon Mortgage · Alabama · 2025

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

Valon Mortgage took 137 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #193 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.3% of them and denied 21.9% (25.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

137Applicationsin AL
25.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
8.40%Median ratestate 6.50%
$55,000Median loanstate $165,000
$6.3MVolume29 counties

Valon Mortgage in Alabama vs the state

21.9%Denial rate+2.05 pts vs state
25.9%Decision denial rate+0.86 pts vs state
53.3%Origination rate-2.11 pts vs state
8.40%Median rate+1.90 pts vs state
2.08Rate spread (pts)+1.79 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
73Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024161025.0%6.69%#405
20251377321.9%8.40%#193

What Valon Mortgage lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 9 7% · 44.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 21% · 20.7% denied
Home improvement 29 21% · 17.2% denied
Other / HELOC 66 48% · 22.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 123 90% · 19.5% denied
FHA 14 10% · 42.9% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Collateral 9 30%
Incomplete application 7 23%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 20%
Credit history 4 13%
Other 3 10%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Valon Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mobile County 23118 34.8%
Baldwin County 16102 12.5%
Jefferson County 1552 13.3%
Limestone County 750 0.0%
Tuscaloosa County 741 14.3%
Elmore County 641 16.7%
Madison County 651 16.7%
Colbert County 521 20.0%
St. Clair County 530 0.0%
Chilton County 541 20.0%

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: 137 applications in 2025, of which 73 were originated and 30 denied.

21.9% of all applications, or 25.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Valon Mortgage originated in Alabama in 2025 was 8.40%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Valon Mortgage'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