Tuscaloosa
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 46220
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Tuscaloosa ranks #218 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Tuscaloosa metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 46220) recorded 9,130 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 4,303 of those and denied others at a rate of 19.8%, for an approval (origination) rate of 47.1%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $214,601 at an average note rate of 7.09%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - First Federal Bank, Regions Bank, Movement Mortgage, LLC lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Tuscaloosa ranks #362 by denial rate (the 13th percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 241 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Tuscaloosa denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 19.8% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $214,601 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Tuscaloosa
In Tuscaloosa, lead originator First Federal Bank funded 14.1% of 4,303 originated loans, above the fleet's upper tercile (~12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 26.0% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Tuscaloosa's 19.8% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Tuscaloosa's 9,130 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Tuscaloosa's $214,601 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Tuscaloosa metro
First Federal Bank funded 606 of the 4,303 loans originated here, 14.1% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Federal Bank | 606 | 819 | $269,701 | 14.1% |
| 2 | Regions Bank | 290 | 588 | $127,279 | 6.7% |
| 3 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 223 | 295 | $210,153 | 5.2% |
| 4 | BankFirst Financial Services | 205 | 249 | $360,582 | 4.8% |
| 5 | Rocket Mortgage | 175 | 271 | $189,096 | 4.1% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Tuscaloosa borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Tuscaloosa page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.