Which banks are lending on multifamily and commercial real estate in Alabama?
Reviewed by Dominick Prevete, Founder, Blue Sky Capital Advisors
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92 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Alabama with under $100 billion in assets held $2.7 billion of multifamily loans and $16.6 billion of commercial real estate loans at June 30, 2026, in Dominick Prevete's analysis of FDIC Call Report data for Blue Sky Capital Advisors, a commercial mortgage advisor. The two largest multifamily books are at Servisfirst Bank and Bank Independent. 42.5% of the state's bank CRE sits at banks at or above the 300% monitoring level, rank 5 of 43 states.
Data as of June 30, 2026 (Q2 2026 FDIC Call Reports) · Retrieved October 12, 2026MethodologyDownload the Alabama data (CSV)
Alabama bank CRE at a glance
| Measure | Alabama | U.S. | Rank of 43 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDIC-insured banks | 92 | 4,281 | 19 |
| Multifamily loans | $2.7B | $405.2B | 32 |
| Total CRE loans | $16.6B | $1,600.5B | 31 |
| Multifamily growth, year over year | +7.2% | +3.5% | 20 (tied) |
| CRE growth, year over year | +5.4% | +3.4% | 13 (tied) |
| Share of CRE at banks at or above 300% | 42.5% | 25.0% | 5 |
| Share of CRE at banks at or above 200% | 68.3% | 71.0% | 23 |
| Banks growing multifamily | 7 of 15 (46.7%) | 670 of 1,066 (62.9%) | 39 |
CRE is construction, multifamily and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans. Growth is like for like: Alabama banks that filed at both dates with no merger in the year. "Banks growing multifamily": of the 15 such Alabama banks with a multifamily book of $25 million or more a year earlier, the 7 whose book is larger now; the rank orders that share.
What stands out in Alabama
7 of Alabama's 15 banks with a multifamily book of $25 million or more a year ago grew it (46.7%), ranking 5th lowest of the 43 ranked states (U.S.: 62.9%).
Fewer of this state's multifamily lenders are growing their books than nationally, so a borrower here may need to ask more banks, or look past them.
42.5% of Alabama's bank CRE sits at banks at or above the 300% monitoring level, ranking 5th highest of the 43 ranked states (U.S.: 25.0%).
More of this state's bank CRE sits at banks near their concentration limits, so a bank that isn't growing its book may say no on size alone.
Which Alabama banks are growing multifamily?
| # | Bank | City | Multifamily loans | Multifamily, year over year | CRE concentration (% of capital) | CRE, 36 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERVISFIRST BANK | BIRMINGHAM | $1.4B | +8.1% | 306.9% | +34.0% |
| 2 | BANK INDEPENDENT | SHEFFIELD | $155.5M | −3.6% | 242.8% | +3.9% |
| 3 | FIRST US BANK | BIRMINGHAM | $119.4M | +0.5% | 248.9% | −0.9% |
| 4 | CB&S BANK INC | RUSSELLVILLE | $73.8M | +48.4%‡ | 192.8% | +13.5%† |
| 5 | RIVER BANK&TRUST | PRATTVILLE | $72.2M | +84.8% | 159.0% | +22.1% |
| 6 | FIRST METRO BANK | MUSCLE SHOALS | $70.3M | +23.3% | 160.6% | +92.3% |
| 7 | UNITED BANK | ATMORE | $68.6M | +97.8% | 115.4% | +54.3%† |
| 8 | BRYANT BANK | TUSCALOOSA | $67.1M | −31.4% | 200.1% | +23.1% |
| 9 | SOUTHPOINT BANK | BIRMINGHAM | $66.9M | −22.9% | 350.3% | −18.8% |
| 10 | AUBURNBANK | AUBURN | $61.6M | +43.9% | 272.5% | +25.3% |
| 11 | OAKWORTH CAPITAL BANK | BIRMINGHAM | $55.1M | −15.4% | 190.5% | +45.1% |
| 12 | WEST ALABAMA BANK&TRUST | REFORM | $45.8M | +124.8% | 142.5% | +13.4% |
| 13 | EVABANK | EVA | $44.5M | −0.1% | 108.3% | +38.5% |
| 14 | TROY BANK&TRUST CO | TROY | $38.5M | −1.2% | 144.9% | +9.3% |
| 15 | PEOPLES BANK OF ALABAMA | CULLMAN | $34.5M | +5.3% | 214.6% | +17.5% |
| 16 | COMMERCEONE BANK | BIRMINGHAM | $33.4M | −37.7% | 273.1% | +11.0% |
| 17 | ROBERTSON BANKING CO | DEMOPOLIS | $30.8M | −14.8% | 254.9% | +1.5% |
| 18 | FIRST BANK OF ALABAMA | TALLADEGA | $26.1M | −11.3%‡ | 244.4% | +12.7%† |
| 19 | CITIZENS BANK&TRUST | GUNTERSVILLE | $19.7M | +17.5% | 160.0% | +10.7% |
| 20 | EXCHANGE BANK OF ALABAMA | ALTOONA | $17.0M | +83.0% | 88.7% | +30.4% |
| 21 | METRO BANK | PELL CITY | $16.4M | +90.4% | 180.2% | +32.1% |
| 22 | NOBLEBANK&TRUST | ANNISTON | $15.7M | −2.8% | 214.4% | +35.3% |
| 23 | MIDSOUTH BANK | DOTHAN | $13.4M | +18.8% | 257.8% | +69.5% |
| 24 | FIRST SOUTHERN BANK | FLORENCE | $12.8M | +17.2% | 141.7% | +8.7% |
| 25 | CENTRAL STATE BANK | CALERA | $10.0M | +11.6% | 216.6% | +59.2% |
‡ / † 3 of these 25 Alabama banks absorbed another institution inside the year-over-year / 36-month window (FDIC structure history), so their change reflects a merger, not solely new lending. Names as filed in the FDIC financial data; city is the headquarters. Shading: 300% and over, and 200%–299%.
Banks with $100 billion or more in assets are left out of this table and the state ranks, as on the national page: the largest banks' balance sheets are national. One is headquartered in Alabama and is in the Alabama CSV.
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What this means if you're a borrower in Alabama
With few Alabama banks growing their multifamily books, a deal may need capital beyond the state's banks: agency, life-company or debt-fund lenders.
If a Alabama bank turns your loan down, ask whether it was the deal or the bank's own concentration. A bank at or above the monitoring level can decline a sound loan, and the same file may fit a bank with room on its books.
Dominick Prevete of Blue Sky Capital Advisors arranges multifamily and commercial financing for Alabama properties with banks and other lenders, and is paid at closing (how Blue Sky gets paid). Call (908) 220-6404 or request a consultation.
Sources
- FFIEC Central Data Repository: public Call Reports as of June 30, 2026 — Every bank figure on this page: each bank's loans, capital, concentration and growth, from its Call Report as of June 30, 2026 (retrieved October 12, 2026).
- FDIC BankFind Suite: bank lookup — The banks named in the table: look up any Alabama bank by name or FDIC certificate number to confirm its headquarters and status.
- Alabama banks, bank by bank (CSV) — The 93 banks headquartered in Alabama, as filed: the rows behind the tables and every state figure here.
- Methodology, sources and limitations — How CRE concentration, like-for-like growth and the ranks among the 43 states are computed.
Alabama bank CRE: common questions
Which banks in Alabama hold the most multifamily loans?+
Among banks headquartered in Alabama with under $100 billion in assets, Servisfirst Bank ($1.4 billion), Bank Independent ($155.5 million) and First Us Bank ($119.4 million) held the largest multifamily books at June 30, 2026, according to FDIC Call Report data. The table on this page lists the 25 largest, with each bank's change over the year.
Are Alabama banks still growing multifamily?+
Like for like, Alabama's banks grew 7.2% their multifamily books in the year to June 30, 2026, against +3.5% for U.S. banks under $100 billion. 7 of the 15 Alabama banks with a multifamily book of $25 million or more a year earlier grew it. Like for like means banks that filed at both dates with no merger in the year.
How concentrated is Alabama bank CRE?+
42.5% of the CRE held by Alabama's banks under $100 billion sits at banks at or above 300% of capital, the 2006 interagency monitoring level: rank 5 of 43 states, against 25.0% nationally. 68.3% sits at banks at or above 200%. These are monitoring levels, not limits, and a bank above one is not in violation of anything.
Why don't national banks appear in this list?+
Banks with $100 billion or more in assets are left out of this page's tables and ranks, as on the national page: the largest banks' balance sheets are national, so their headquarters state says little about where they lend. 1 is headquartered in Alabama; it is in the Alabama CSV. Every bank here is listed by headquarters state, not by where its loans are.
How often is this updated?+
Every quarter, after banks file their Call Reports. This Alabama page reflects the 93 Alabama banks' June 30, 2026 (Q2 2026) filings, retrieved October 12, 2026; Q3 2026 data is expected in December 2026.
What this table is not. Concentration ratios are computed from each Alabama bank's own public regulatory filings and describe portfolio composition relative to capital — nothing here is a statement about any institution's safety, soundness, or condition, and exceeding a supervisory monitoring criterion is neither a violation nor a supervisory finding. Blue Sky Capital Advisors is a commercial mortgage advisory firm, not a bank rating agency.