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Emblem Credit Union 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.
Emblem Credit Union's 2024 HMDA record for Alabama covers 403 applications, 210 of them originated, worth $33m.
Its denial rate in the state was 30.2%, above the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 30.2%.
The median rate spread on its Alabama originations was 0.7 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were down 10% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Alabama | Alabama, all lenders | Emblem Credit Union, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 30.2% | 26.3% | 30.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 9.5% | 16.5% | 9.5% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $156k | $228k | $156k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 31.9% | 59.0% | 31.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 18.0% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateAlabama, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Alabama
By purpose
Home purchase 32% (67)Home improvement 20% (41)Refinancing 15% (32)Cash-out refinancing 10% (21)Other purpose 23% (49)
By type
Conventional 100% (210)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 114 denials in Alabama by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Alabama
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah County | 174 | 105 | $16m | 25.1% |
| Calhoun County | 68 | 40 | $4.6m | 30.9% |
| Cherokee County | 37 | 17 | $3.1m | 36.4% |
| DeKalb County | 51 | 15 | $1.8m | 50.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Emblem Credit Union originate in Alabama in 2024?
210 loans totalling $33m, from 403 applications reported for properties in Alabama.
What is Emblem Credit Union's denial rate in Alabama?
30.2% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 30.2% 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 Emblem Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Etowah County (105), Calhoun County (40), Cherokee County (17), DeKalb County (15).
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.