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First Metro 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, First Metro Bank reported 185 applications and 144 originations for 2024, $22m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 14.0%, below the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 14.0%.
Applications in the state were down 6% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Alabama | Alabama, all lenders | First Metro Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 14.0% | 26.3% | 14.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | — | 0.4 | — | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 16.5% | — | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $151k | $228k | $151k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 48.6% | 59.0% | 49.0% | 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 49% (70)Home improvement 16% (23)Refinancing 24% (35)Other purpose 11% (16)
By type
Conventional 100% (144)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in Alabama
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colbert County | 59 | 52 | $6.6m | 3.7% |
| Lauderdale County | 63 | 44 | $7.3m | 23.7% |
| Franklin County | 29 | 23 | $1.4m | 10.7% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did First Metro Bank originate in Alabama in 2024?
144 loans totalling $22m, from 185 applications reported for properties in Alabama.
What is First Metro Bank's denial rate in Alabama?
14.0% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 14.0% 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 First Metro Bank lend in most?
By originations: Colbert County (52), Lauderdale County (44), Franklin County (23).
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.