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Guardian 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.
Guardian Credit Union's 2024 HMDA record for Alabama covers 952 applications, 368 of them originated, worth $49m.
Its denial rate in the state was 52.0%, above the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 52.0%.
The median rate spread on its Alabama originations was -0.1 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 18% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Alabama | Alabama, all lenders | Guardian Credit Union, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 52.0% | 26.3% | 52.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 27.3% | 16.5% | 27.3% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $133k | $228k | $133k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 26.1% | 59.0% | 25.9% | 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 26% (96)Refinancing 12% (44)Cash-out refinancing 62% (228)
By type
Conventional 100% (368)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 495 denials in Alabama by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Alabama
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 212 | 100 | $13m | 40.6% |
| Autauga County | 130 | 82 | $11m | 26.9% |
| Elmore County | 121 | 73 | $8.9m | 25.6% |
| Butler County | 28 | 16 | $1.9m | 28.6% |
| Chilton County | 34 | 12 | $2.5m | 38.2% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Guardian Credit Union originate in Alabama in 2024?
368 loans totalling $49m, from 952 applications reported for properties in Alabama.
What is Guardian Credit Union's denial rate in Alabama?
52.0% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 52.0% 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 Guardian Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Montgomery County (100), Autauga County (82), Elmore County (73), Butler County (16), Chilton County (12).
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.