Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance · Alabama · 2025

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

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance took 8,461 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #3 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.9% of them and denied 41.4% (67.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

8.5kApplicationsin AL
67.9%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
9.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $165,000
$255MVolume67 counties

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in Alabama vs the state

41.4%Denial rate+21.54 pts vs state
67.9%Decision denial rate+42.92 pts vs state
16.9%Origination rate-38.54 pts vs state
9.50%Median rate+3.00 pts vs state
3.58Rate spread (pts)+3.29 pts vs state
$56kMedian applicant income
1,426Loans originated
3,502Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238,7981,42141.8%9.25%#2
20248,3231,55942.4%9.25%#2
20258,4611,42641.4%9.50%#3

What Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8,431 100% · 41.5% denied
Refinance 17 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 0% · 7.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,252 98% · 42.4% denied
FHA 103 1% · 1.0% denied
VA 98 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Credit history 1,930 55%
Unverifiable information 988 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 557 16%
Employment history 16 0%
Incomplete application 8 0%
Collateral 2 0%
Other 1 0%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 627131256 40.8%
Tuscaloosa County 42832243 56.8%
Walker County 36355141 38.8%
Madison County 35014194 26.9%
Shelby County 3379197 28.8%
Calhoun County 31157123 39.5%
Jefferson County 26149104 39.8%
Talladega County 25627124 48.4%
Cullman County 2495498 39.4%
Morgan County 2372898 41.4%

Other large lenders in Alabama

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Regions BankC 11,87137.2%4.99%
Rocket MortgageC 9,94120.5%6.63%
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%
Trustmark National BankC 3,44310.3%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 8,461 applications in 2025, of which 1,426 were originated and 3,502 denied.

41.4% of all applications, or 67.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance originated in Alabama in 2025 was 9.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance'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