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Mortgage lending in DeKalb County

1,215 mortgages were originated in DeKalb 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
1,215
Median rate
6.625%
Median lender fees
$5,453
Median loan amount
$165,000
Median spread over APOR
0.466
Paid discount points
37.9%
Received lender credits
20.5%
Purchases / refinances
49.4% / 37.1%
Conventional / FHA / VA
69.9% / 17.7% / 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 65.8% 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 DeKalb County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 89 $6,284 6.500%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 76 $6,683 6.188%
Regions Bank 67 6.375%
FAMILY SAVINGS CREDIT UNION 60 6.500%
Liberty Bank 55

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $165,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in DeKalb County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$4,950
Cheaper quarter, under
$3,403
Dearer quarter, over
$8,367

From 799 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.