Cathay Bank Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2008

In 2008, Cathay Bank of El Monte, CA reported 718 mortgage applications totaling $338.1 million, up 45% from 2007. The average application was for $470,938, and applicants reported an average income of $199,324. 80% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 6% were denied. Its largest markets were Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (164), Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL (133) and New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ (104) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address Cathay Bank
9650 Flair Drive
El Monte, CA 91731
Tel #: available with data download
Federal Regulator * available with data download
Years 2010  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 718
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $338,134,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $470,938
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $15,000,000
Average Applicant Income $199,324
Highest Applicant Income $8,871,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records Cathay Bank filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans.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 Cathay Bank by Metropolitan Area in 2008

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA 164 $ 71,650,000 $ 436,890 $ 238,000
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL 133 $ 27,389,000 $ 205,932 $ 90,000
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ 104 $ 52,077,000 $ 500,740 $ 134,269
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 59 $ 27,508,000 $ 466,237 $ 417,000
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA 55 $ 27,141,000 $ 493,472 $ 217,000
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA 24 $ 15,470,000 $ 644,583 $ 187,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 24 $ 12,394,000 $ 516,416 $ 268,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA 24 $ 14,823,000 $ 617,625 $ 330,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 23 $ 11,463,000 $ 498,391 $ 273,000
Boston-Quincy, MA 17 $ 13,145,000 $ 773,235 $ 105,000
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 15 $ 12,771,000 $ 851,400 $ 166,000
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 13 $ 2,106,000 $ 162,000 $ 83,000
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 10 $ 7,416,000 $ 741,600 $ 106,000
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ 6 $ 1,404,000 $ 234,000 $ 76,000
Nassau-Suffolk, NY 6 $ 3,257,000 $ 542,833 $ 384,000
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 6 $ 3,340,000 $ 556,666 $ 48,000
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA 5 $ 2,445,000 $ 489,000 $ 46,000
Newark-Union, NJ-PA 5 $ 1,459,000 $ 291,800 $ 156,000
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 5 $ 2,878,000 $ 575,600 $ 571,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3 $ 1,047,000 $ 349,000 $ 199,000
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2 $ 1,806,000 $ 903,000 $ 218,000
Bakersfield, CA 2 $ 15,210,000 $ 7,605,000 $ 56,000
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX 2 $ 1,100,000 $ 550,000 $ 174,000
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1 $ 294,000 $ 294,000 $ 327,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1 $ 1,275,000 $ 1,275,000 $ 0
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 $ 181,000
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1 $ 4,200,000 $ 4,200,000 $ 0
Modesto, CA 1 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 $ 48,000
Olympia, WA 1 $ 194,000 $ 194,000 $ 144,000
Springfield, IL 1 $ 127,000 $ 127,000 $ 132,000
Stockton, CA 1 $ 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000 $ 0
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 1 $ 232,000 $ 232,000 $ 318,000
Yakima, WA 1 $ 133,000 $ 133,000 $ 204,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Cathay Bank in 2008

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
Home Purchase 378 $201,783,000 $533,000 $15,000,000 $236,000 $8,871,000
Refinancing 221 $112,000,000 $506,000 $5,250,000 $175,000 $2,897,000
Home Improvement 119 $24,351,000 $204,000 $1,250,000 $128,000 $2,004,000

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
Asian 609 $219,401,000 $360,000 $2,990,000 $189,000 $2,897,000
Not applicable 54 $86,026,000 $1,593,000 $15,000,000 $0 $0
White 42 $25,829,000 $614,000 $3,000,000 $339,000 $2,855,000
Hispanic 8 $3,233,000 $404,000 $1,460,000 $1,205,000 $8,871,000
Not Provided 2 $738,000 $369,000 $600,000 $0 $0
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 $640,000 $640,000 $640,000 $130,000 $130,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 $167,000 $167,000 $167,000 $48,000 $48,000
Black or African American 1 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $3,964,000 $3,964,000

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) 718 $338,134,000 $470,000 $15,000,000 $199,000 $8,871,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
VA-guaranteed (Veterans 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 571 $273,372,000 $478,000 $15,000,000 $198,000 $8,871,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 55 $36,301,000 $660,000 $8,640,000 $299,000 $2,004,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 43 $12,563,000 $292,000 $1,500,000 $137,000 $744,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 42 $14,456,000 $344,000 $1,105,000 $146,000 $480,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 7 $1,442,000 $206,000 $520,000 $211,000 $870,000
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
Collateral 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Credit Application Incomplete 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Credit History 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Debt-To-Income Ratio 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Employment History 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Mortgage Insurance Denied 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Unverifiable Information 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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