Firstbank 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, Firstbank reported 3,634 applications and 1,708 originations for 2024, $406m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 31.2%, above the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 48.7%.
The median rate spread on its Alabama originations was 0.2 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were about level with 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Alabama | Alabama, all lenders | Firstbank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 31.2% | 26.3% | 48.7% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 15.2% | 16.5% | 15.9% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $238k | $228k | $281k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 88.2% | 59.0% | 72.3% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 16.3% | 18.0% | 11.2% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 7.7% | 12.5% | 4.1% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateAlabama, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Alabama
By purpose
Home purchase 88% (1,506)Home improvement 0% (4)Refinancing 3% (54)Cash-out refinancing 3% (53)Other purpose 5% (91)
By type
Conventional 75% (1,276)FHA 16% (278)VA 8% (131)USDA 1% (23)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 1,009 denials in Alabama by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Alabama
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 490 | 399 | $107m | 3.8% |
| Jefferson County | 481 | 324 | $82m | 10.1% |
| Shelby County | 243 | 167 | $45m | 14.4% |
| Baldwin County | 291 | 159 | $49m | 23.0% |
| Limestone County | 119 | 96 | $25m | 4.8% |
| Marshall County | 89 | 62 | $13m | 6.0% |
| Mobile County | 210 | 61 | $9.3m | 43.5% |
| Chilton County | 107 | 50 | $9.2m | 29.8% |
| Morgan County | 54 | 36 | $6.4m | 20.0% |
| St. Clair County | 117 | 28 | $5.7m | 54.7% |
| Tuscaloosa County | 134 | 27 | $3.9m | 56.3% |
| Talladega County | 89 | 23 | $3.6m | 46.6% |
| Etowah County | 50 | 23 | $3.9m | 35.6% |
| Walker County | 119 | 21 | $2.5m | 59.0% |
| Cullman County | 66 | 19 | $4.7m | 44.3% |
| Calhoun County | 92 | 18 | $1.6m | 48.3% |
| Escambia County | 40 | 13 | $2.6m | 37.8% |
| Jackson County | 25 | 13 | $3.3m | — |
| Montgomery County | 31 | 10 | $1.8m | — |
| DeKalb County | 30 | 9 | $1.9m | 41.4% |
| Elmore County | 37 | 8 | $1.6m | 54.1% |
| Blount County | 36 | 7 | $1.8m | 41.2% |
| Hale County | 26 | 7 | $595k | 46.2% |
| Bibb County | 33 | 5 | $905k | 50.0% |
| Autauga County | 30 | 5 | $535k | 46.7% |
| Cleburne County | 29 | 5 | $765k | 55.2% |
| Dallas County | 25 | 5 | $825k | — |
| Marion County | 32 | 4 | $330k | 50.0% |
| Houston County | 35 | 2 | $180k | 73.5% |
| Pickens County | 26 | 2 | $120k | 64.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Firstbank originate in Alabama in 2024?
1,708 loans totalling $406m, from 3,634 applications reported for properties in Alabama.
What is Firstbank's denial rate in Alabama?
31.2% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 48.7% 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 Firstbank lend in most?
By originations: Madison County (399), Jefferson County (324), Shelby County (167), Baldwin County (159), Limestone County (96).
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.