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Mortgage lending in Cullman County

2,033 mortgages were originated in Cullman County, Alabama, in 2025.

30-year fixed, this week

6.58%

Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history

Loans originated
2,033
Median rate
6.500%
Median lender fees
$5,668
Median loan amount
$175,000
Median spread over APOR
0.381
Paid discount points
33.9%
Received lender credits
21.5%
Purchases / refinances
55.9% / 30.8%
Conventional / FHA / VA
68.4% / 17% / 10%

Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 62.8% of loans here — see methodology.

Loan limits here in 2026

Conforming limit
$832,750
FHA limit
$541,287

Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work

Who lent here

Lenders with at least 50 loans in Cullman County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Traditions Bank 153
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 117 $5,698 6.625%
AMERICA'S FIRST 82 5.750%
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 81 $6,578 6.500%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 77 $7,434 6.125%
Premier Bank of the South 76
First Federal Bank, A FSB 70 $7,330 6.125%
REDSTONE Federal Credit Union 56 8.125%
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 54 9.990%
Regions Bank 53 6.375%

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $175,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Cullman County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$5,005
Cheaper quarter, under
$3,569
Dearer quarter, over
$8,267

From 1,277 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers

Statewide, the median was 6.500% on rate and $5,408 on lender fees across 115,118 loans. See all of Alabama.