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Better Mortgage Corporation 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, Better Mortgage Corporation reported 164 applications and 50 originations for 2024, $14m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 34.6%, above the Alabama rate of 26.3% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 27.1%.
The median rate spread on its Alabama originations was 0.2 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 13% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Alabama | Alabama, all lenders | Better Mortgage Corporation, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 34.6% | 26.3% | 27.1% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 20.5% | 16.5% | 8.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $286k | $228k | $401k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 74.0% | 59.0% | 76.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 10.0% | 18.0% | 7.5% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 2.0% | 12.5% | 0.8% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateAlabama, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Alabama
By purpose
Home purchase 74% (37)Refinancing 4% (2)Cash-out refinancing 2% (1)Other purpose 20% (10)
By type
Conventional 88% (44)FHA 10% (5)VA 2% (1)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 27 denials in Alabama by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Alabama
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 34 | 9 | $2.4m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Better Mortgage Corporation originate in Alabama in 2024?
50 loans totalling $14m, from 164 applications reported for properties in Alabama.
What is Better Mortgage Corporation's denial rate in Alabama?
34.6% of decided applications in Alabama were denied, against 26.3% for all lenders in the state and 27.1% 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 Better Mortgage Corporation lend in most?
By originations: Jefferson County (9).
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.