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The First Bank in Alabama
HMDA record for properties in Alabama, calendar year 2024. National record · Alabama overview
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
In Alabama, The First Bank reported 251 applications and 186 originations for 2024, $39m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 18.2%, below the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 19.0%.
The median rate spread on its Alabama originations was 0.3 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 9% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Alabama | Alabama, all lenders | The First Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 18.2% | 26.3% | 19.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 10.5% | 16.5% | 7.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $208k | $228k | $269k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 34.4% | 59.0% | 46.3% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 8.6% | 18.0% | 10.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.5% | 12.5% | 3.1% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateAlabama, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Alabama
By purpose
Home purchase 34% (64)Home improvement 16% (29)Refinancing 37% (68)Cash-out refinancing 1% (1)Other purpose 13% (24)
By type
Conventional 90% (167)FHA 9% (16)VA 1% (1)USDA 1% (2)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 42 denials in Alabama by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Alabama
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile County | 117 | 89 | $14m | 17.1% |
| Baldwin County | 102 | 73 | $19m | 20.7% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did The First Bank originate in Alabama in 2024?
186 loans totalling $39m, from 251 applications reported for properties in Alabama.
What is The First Bank's denial rate in Alabama?
18.2% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 19.0% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Alabama counties does The First Bank lend in most?
By originations: Mobile County (89), Baldwin County (73).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Alabama. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.