Contra Costa County, CA Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2003

In 2003, lenders reported 262,037 mortgage applications in Contra Costa County, CA totaling $72.1 billion. The average application was for $275,000, and applicants reported an average income of $96,000. 53% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 10% were denied. The most active lender was Countrywide Home Loans, with 19,734 applications, followed by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Bank of America, N.A..

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Total Number of Mortgage Applications 262,037
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $72,087,074,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $275,000
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $60,000,000
Average Applicant Income $96,000
Highest Applicant Income $9,999,000
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Top Mortgage Lenders in Contra Costa County, CA (2003)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender reported in Contra Costa County, CA in 2003.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Countrywide Home Loans
Westlake Village, CA
19,734 $5,462,411,000 $276,000 $85,000
2 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Des Moines, IA
19,650 $6,353,433,000 $323,000 $88,000
3 Bank of America, N.A.
Calabasas, CA
17,763 $5,625,199,000 $316,000 $124,000
4 Washington Mutual Bank
Albion, NY
17,036 $5,610,636,000 $329,000 $90,000
5 Wachovia Mortgage FSB
Winston-Salem, NC
11,548 $3,269,650,000 $283,000 $95,000
6 Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Orange, CA
9,783 $2,285,786,000 $233,000 $77,000
7 Citimortgage, Inc
Long Island City, NY
6,387 $1,685,405,000 $263,000 $97,000
8 Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp
Edison, NJ
5,736 $1,742,936,000 $303,000 $113,000
9 Gmac Mortgage LLC
Ft. Washington, PA
5,478 $1,132,049,000 $206,000 $98,000
10 National City Mortgage Corpora
Cleveland, OH
5,462 $1,584,736,000 $290,000 $83,000

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The tables below break down 2003 mortgage applications in Contra Costa County, CA by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason. Click a column heading to sort.

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Contra Costa County, CA in 2003

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Refinancing (home purchase or home improvement, one-to-four family) 203,772 $55,868,978,000 $274,000 $27,335,000 $93,000 $9,999,000
Home Purchase (one-to-four family) 53,117 $15,427,567,000 $290,000 $3,000,000 $103,000 $3,992,000
Home Improvement (one-to-four family) 4,890 $360,003,000 $73,000 $2,985,000 $93,000 $5,820,000
Multifamily dwelling (home purchase, home improvement, and refinancings) 258 $430,526,000 $1,668,000 $60,000,000 $0 $0

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
White 121,345 $34,708,405,000 $286,000 $10,000,000 $109,000 $9,999,000
Information not provided by applicant in mail or telephone application 43,063 $11,087,372,000 $257,000 $27,335,000 $102,000 $8,800,000
Hispanic 27,452 $6,025,772,000 $219,000 $2,800,000 $81,000 $6,000,000
Asian or Pacific Islander 26,382 $7,333,349,000 $277,000 $2,500,000 $103,000 $2,879,000
Not applicable 22,225 $7,732,783,000 $347,000 $60,000,000 $25,000 $1,508,000
Black 13,373 $3,067,317,000 $229,000 $2,000,000 $85,000 $2,400,000
Other 7,074 $1,853,211,000 $261,000 $2,000,000 $102,000 $1,044,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1,123 $278,865,000 $248,000 $1,350,000 $91,000 $1,036,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 258,538 $71,395,391,000 $276,000 $60,000,000 $100,000 $9,999,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 2,756 $583,726,000 $211,000 $3,400,000 $39,000 $270,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 591 $97,262,000 $164,000 $522,000 $25,000 $1,000,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 152 $10,695,000 $70,000 $623,000 $67,000 $336,000

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 137,833 $38,096,701,000 $276,000 $60,000,000 $104,000 $9,300,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 48,596 $14,356,590,000 $295,000 $4,800,000 $69,000 $2,793,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 25,842 $6,594,430,000 $255,000 $22,000,000 $95,000 $6,024,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 25,062 $6,253,657,000 $249,000 $8,400,000 $93,000 $9,999,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 19,921 $5,422,865,000 $272,000 $27,335,000 $98,000 $7,678,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 4,783 $1,362,831,000 $284,000 $3,522,000 $97,000 $6,464,000

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Credit History 5,191 $1,207,105,000 $232,000 $2,000,000 $88,000 $5,820,000
Other 4,896 $1,377,329,000 $281,000 $3,400,000 $106,000 $1,724,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 3,302 $902,236,000 $273,000 $2,940,000 $76,000 $1,450,000
Credit Application Incomplete 2,927 $820,071,000 $280,000 $2,145,000 $106,000 $5,078,000
Collateral 1,722 $455,934,000 $264,000 $3,000,000 $103,000 $1,659,000
Unverifiable Information 1,652 $519,433,000 $314,000 $2,500,000 $108,000 $1,440,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 397 $126,430,000 $318,000 $3,000,000 $124,000 $1,148,000
Employment History 291 $74,096,000 $254,000 $900,000 $92,000 $450,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 14 $3,111,000 $222,000 $730,000 $60,000 $115,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan application records that lenders file with the FFIEC each year, and count every application (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

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