Wells Fargo Bank · Alabama · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 1,027 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #50 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.2% of them and denied 20.9% (29.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

1.0kApplicationsin AL
29.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$120MVolume56 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Alabama vs the state

20.9%Denial rate+1.08 pts vs state
29.4%Decision denial rate+4.37 pts vs state
50.2%Origination rate-5.15 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
516Loans originated
215Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,61674228.6%6.38%#26
20241,18553525.4%6.50%#41
20251,02751620.9%6.38%#50

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 505 49% · 14.1% denied
Refinance 64 6% · 32.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 321 31% · 23.7% denied
Home improvement 63 6% · 34.9% denied
Other / HELOC 74 7% · 33.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 877 85% · 20.1% denied
FHA 101 10% · 32.7% denied
VA 49 5% · 12.2% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 84 39%
Collateral 50 23%
Other 34 16%
Credit history 27 13%
Insufficient cash 10 5%
Unverifiable information 6 3%
Incomplete application 4 2%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1728441 23.8%
Madison County 1186715 12.7%
Mobile County 944125 26.6%
Baldwin County 703015 21.4%
Shelby County 67398 11.9%
Montgomery County 361311 30.6%
Houston County 31157 22.6%
Limestone County 28135 17.9%
Etowah County 27136 22.2%
Tuscaloosa County 27163 11.1%

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: 1,027 applications in 2025, of which 516 were originated and 215 denied.

20.9% of all applications, or 29.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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