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Cardinal Financial Company, Li in Alabama

HMDA record for properties in Alabama, calendar year 2024. National record · Alabama overview

LEI 549300VORTI31GZTJL53
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Alabama

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, Cardinal Financial Company, Li reported 317 applications and 199 originations for 2024, $52m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 13.4%, below the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 10.1%.

The median rate spread on its Alabama originations was 0.5 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were down 40% on 2023.

317applications in AL, 20241.5% of the lender's total
199loans originated$52m
13.4%denial rateAL all lenders 26.3%
0.5 ppmedian rate spreadAL 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn AlabamaAlabama, all lendersCardinal Financial Company, Li, all statesUnited States
Denial rate13.4%26.3%10.1%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.40.50.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more9.2%16.5%13.5%15.6%
Average originated loan$260k$228k$299k$329k
Home purchase share80.9%59.0%82.0%57.0%
FHA-insured share53.3%18.0%39.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share14.1%12.5%9.1%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

04108202022: 820 Applications2023: 524 Applications2024: 317 Applications2022: 386 Originations2023: 369 Originations2024: 199 Originations202220232024
Cardinal Financial Company, Li in Alabama: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateAlabama, all lenders

0%18.4%36.8%2022: 36.8% This lender in state2023: 10.6% This lender in state2024: 13.4% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Alabama

By purpose

Home purchase 81% (161)Refinancing 7% (13)Cash-out refinancing 9% (18)Other purpose 4% (7)

By type

Conventional 30% (60)FHA 53% (106)VA 14% (28)USDA 3% (5)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio41%
Unverifiable information20.5%
Credit history15.4%
Credit application incomplete12.8%
Collateral5.1%
Employment history2.6%
Other2.6%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 39 denials in Alabama by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Alabama

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Madison County4334$12m12.2%
Baldwin County4526$7.4m10.3%
Jefferson County4022$4.5m13.9%
Mobile County3722$4.5m10.0%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Cardinal Financial Company, Li originate in Alabama in 2024?

199 loans totalling $52m, from 317 applications reported for properties in Alabama.

What is Cardinal Financial Company, Li's denial rate in Alabama?

13.4% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 10.1% 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 Cardinal Financial Company, Li lend in most?

By originations: Madison County (34), Baldwin County (26), Jefferson County (22), Mobile County (22).

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.