Benchmark Lending Group, Inc. Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2006

In 2006, Benchmark Lending Group, Inc. of Santa Rosa, CA reported 2,605 mortgage applications totaling $763.8 million, down 23% from 2005. The average application was for $293,191, and applicants reported an average income of $108,243. 53% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 4% were denied. Its largest markets were Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (433), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (411) and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (216) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address Benchmark Lending Group, Inc.
120 Stony Point Road, Suite 210
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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Years 2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 2,605
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $763,764,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $293,191
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $3,250,000
Average Applicant Income $108,243
Highest Applicant Income $960,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records Benchmark Lending Group, Inc. filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

Mortgage Loan Application Totals for Benchmark Lending Group, Inc. by County in 2006

County Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loans Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Los Angeles, California 433 $ 133,614,000 $ 308,577 $ 115,000
San Bernardino, California 215 $ 53,516,000 $ 248,911 $ 90,000
Riverside, California 196 $ 55,471,000 $ 283,015 $ 103,000
Sonoma, California 159 $ 53,352,000 $ 335,547 $ 121,000
Orange, California 150 $ 50,961,000 $ 339,740 $ 120,000
King, Washington 142 $ 31,822,000 $ 224,098 $ 82,000
Pierce, Washington 115 $ 22,256,000 $ 193,530 $ 84,000
Contra Costa, California 87 $ 30,652,000 $ 352,321 $ 120,000
Sacramento, California 85 $ 19,951,000 $ 234,717 $ 92,000
Santa Clara, California 83 $ 28,882,000 $ 347,975 $ 139,000
Alameda, California 76 $ 27,297,000 $ 359,171 $ 116,000
Snohomish, Washington 74 $ 17,422,000 $ 235,432 $ 92,000
San Diego, California 71 $ 24,966,000 $ 351,633 $ 120,000
Solano, California 60 $ 19,034,000 $ 317,233 $ 105,000
San Joaquin, California 49 $ 15,369,000 $ 313,653 $ 110,000
Ventura, California 42 $ 14,015,000 $ 333,690 $ 107,000
Placer, California 32 $ 11,849,000 $ 370,281 $ 100,000
San Mateo, California 30 $ 14,324,000 $ 477,466 $ 202,000
Stanislaus, California 29 $ 8,415,000 $ 290,172 $ 89,000
Kern, California 28 $ 4,843,000 $ 172,964 $ 84,000
Marin, California 27 $ 11,917,000 $ 441,370 $ 153,000
Monterey, California 26 $ 8,550,000 $ 328,846 $ 154,000
Lake, California 22 $ 5,190,000 $ 235,909 $ 83,000
Kitsap, Washington 19 $ 3,773,000 $ 198,578 $ 73,000
Thurston, Washington 18 $ 3,232,000 $ 179,555 $ 62,000
Mendocino, California 17 $ 4,596,000 $ 270,352 $ 93,000
San Francisco, California 17 $ 6,624,000 $ 389,647 $ 116,000
Island, Washington 15 $ 3,111,000 $ 207,400 $ 72,000
Skagit, Washington 15 $ 3,358,000 $ 223,866 $ 121,000
Maricopa, Arizona 13 $ 3,223,000 $ 247,923 $ 115,000
Napa, California 11 $ 3,830,000 $ 348,181 $ 94,000
Santa Cruz, California 11 $ 4,480,000 $ 407,272 $ 159,000
Broward, Florida 11 $ 2,156,000 $ 196,000 $ 99,000
Fresno, California 10 $ 3,004,000 $ 300,400 $ 76,000
Pima, Arizona 9 $ 1,664,000 $ 184,888 $ 214,000
El Dorado, California 9 $ 3,192,000 $ 354,666 $ 124,000
Merced, California 9 $ 2,349,000 $ 261,000 $ 94,000
Yuba, California 8 $ 1,873,000 $ 234,125 $ 88,000
Spokane, Washington 8 $ 863,000 $ 107,875 $ 153,000
San Luis Obispo, California 7 $ 3,347,000 $ 478,142 $ 134,000
Butte, California 6 $ 1,481,000 $ 246,833 $ 82,000
Hawaii, Hawaii 6 $ 1,380,000 $ 230,000 $ 208,000
Mason, Washington 6 $ 787,000 $ 131,166 $ 45,000
Calaveras, California 5 $ 1,503,000 $ 300,600 $ 69,000
Madera, California 5 $ 1,056,000 $ 211,200 $ 76,000
Tuolumne, California 5 $ 1,330,000 $ 266,000 $ 109,000
Whatcom, Washington 5 $ 1,124,000 $ 224,800 $ 75,000
Amador, California 4 $ 949,000 $ 237,250 $ 38,000
Imperial, California 4 $ 632,000 $ 158,000 $ 77,000
Nevada, California 4 $ 980,000 $ 245,000 $ 75,000
Plumas, California 4 $ 650,000 $ 162,500 $ 75,000
Shasta, California 4 $ 1,162,000 $ 290,500 $ 88,000
Sutter, California 4 $ 658,000 $ 164,500 $ 135,000
Yolo, California 4 $ 1,251,000 $ 312,750 $ 143,000
Honolulu, Hawaii 4 $ 7,580,000 $ 1,895,000 $ 381,000
Maui, Hawaii 4 $ 2,893,000 $ 723,250 $ 343,000
Lewis, Washington 4 $ 480,000 $ 120,000 $ 32,000
Mohave, Arizona 3 $ 420,000 $ 140,000 $ 63,000
Colusa, California 3 $ 625,000 $ 208,333 $ 48,000
Kings, California 3 $ 436,000 $ 145,333 $ 175,000
San Benito, California 3 $ 881,000 $ 293,666 $ 95,000
Tulare, California 3 $ 535,000 $ 178,333 $ 73,000
Denver, Colorado 3 $ 435,000 $ 145,000 $ 114,000
Lee, Florida 3 $ 531,000 $ 177,000 $ 233,000
Clark, Washington 3 $ 423,000 $ 141,000 $ 181,000
Kittitas, Washington 3 $ 571,000 $ 190,333 $ 163,000
Mariposa, California 2 $ 777,000 $ 388,500 $ 99,000
Mono, California 2 $ 285,000 $ 142,500 $ 180,000
Santa Barbara, California 2 $ 708,000 $ 354,000 $ 71,000
Boulder, Colorado 2 $ 252,000 $ 126,000 $ 82,000
Collier, Florida 2 $ 378,000 $ 189,000 $ 80,000
Volusia, Florida 2 $ 471,000 $ 235,500 $ 109,000
Deschutes, Oregon 2 $ 472,000 $ 236,000 $ 65,000
Clallam, Washington 2 $ 511,000 $ 255,500 $ 81,000
Grant, Washington 2 $ 176,000 $ 88,000 $ 76,000
Grays Harbor, Washington 2 $ 294,000 $ 147,000 $ 41,000
Pacific, Washington 2 $ 400,000 $ 200,000 $ 449,000
Humboldt, California 1 $ 517,000 $ 517,000 $ 102,000
Inyo, California 1 $ 291,000 $ 291,000 $ 120,000
Adams, Colorado 1 $ 196,000 $ 196,000 $ 98,000
Douglas, Colorado 1 $ 260,000 $ 260,000 $ 0
El Paso, Colorado 1 $ 176,000 $ 176,000 $ 123,000
Duval, Florida 1 $ 208,000 $ 208,000 $ 129,000
Hillsborough, Florida 1 $ 200,000 $ 200,000 $ 90,000
Marion, Florida 1 $ 120,000 $ 120,000 $ 0
Orange, Florida 1 $ 137,000 $ 137,000 $ 104,000
Palm Beach, Florida 1 $ 259,000 $ 259,000 $ 0
Blaine, Idaho 1 $ 276,000 $ 276,000 $ 136,000
Cook, Illinois 1 $ 180,000 $ 180,000 $ 60,000
Lake, Illinois 1 $ 633,000 $ 633,000 $ 164,000
Muskegon, Michigan 1 $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ 0
Hennepin, Minnesota 1 $ 112,000 $ 112,000 $ 95,000
Olmsted, Minnesota 1 $ 149,000 $ 149,000 $ 144,000
Jackson, Missouri 1 $ 130,000 $ 130,000 $ 74,000
Webster, Missouri 1 $ 77,000 $ 77,000 $ 34,000
Flathead, Montana 1 $ 140,000 $ 140,000 $ 0
Gallatin, Montana 1 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 39,000
Clark, Nevada 1 $ 338,000 $ 338,000 $ 0
Buncombe, North Carolina 1 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 37,000
Jefferson, Washington 1 $ 200,000 $ 200,000 $ 0
Okanogan, Washington 1 $ 103,000 $ 103,000 $ 44,000
Yakima, Washington 1 $ 135,000 $ 135,000 $ 43,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Benchmark Lending Group, Inc. in 2006

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 2,280 $668,366,000 $293,000 $3,250,000 $105,000 $960,000
Home Purchase 325 $95,398,000 $293,000 $1,409,000 $131,000 $900,000
Home Improvement 0 $0 $0 $0 $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 1,737 $503,139,000 $289,000 $3,250,000 $113,000 $960,000
Not Provided 308 $94,394,000 $306,000 $1,323,000 $80,000 $947,000
Hispanic 273 $79,965,000 $292,000 $1,000,000 $102,000 $402,000
Asian 122 $38,148,000 $312,000 $1,000,000 $135,000 $540,000
Black or African American 117 $34,228,000 $292,000 $826,000 $104,000 $300,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 34 $10,562,000 $310,000 $810,000 $135,000 $390,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 14 $3,328,000 $237,000 $602,000 $77,000 $197,000
Not applicable 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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) 2,602 $762,807,000 $293,000 $3,250,000 $108,000 $960,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 2 $857,000 $428,000 $515,000 $82,000 $86,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 1 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $70,000 $70,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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 1,376 $383,373,000 $278,000 $1,360,000 $110,000 $731,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 649 $204,384,000 $314,000 $1,409,000 $92,000 $960,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 410 $123,394,000 $300,000 $1,400,000 $114,000 $582,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 99 $34,481,000 $348,000 $3,250,000 $145,000 $720,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 71 $18,132,000 $255,000 $727,000 $142,000 $528,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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 33 $9,324,000 $282,000 $1,000,000 $129,000 $438,000
Collateral 31 $11,797,000 $380,000 $3,250,000 $181,000 $720,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 11 $3,094,000 $281,000 $515,000 $84,000 $150,000
Unverifiable Information 9 $3,252,000 $361,000 $712,000 $126,000 $291,000
Other 6 $4,498,000 $749,000 $3,250,000 $214,000 $720,000
Employment History 6 $1,753,000 $292,000 $820,000 $133,000 $210,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Mortgage Insurance Denied 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Credit Application Incomplete 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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