First Niagara Bank Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2012

In 2012, First Niagara Bank of Buffalo, NY reported 15,172 mortgage applications totaling $3.2 billion, up 50% from 2011. The average application was for $211,794, and applicants reported an average income of $111,343. 71% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 12% were denied. Its largest markets were Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (3,560), Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (1,492) and Pittsburgh, PA (1,311) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address First Niagara Bank
726 Exchange Street Suite 618
Buffalo, NY 14210
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Years 2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 15,172
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $3,213,348,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $211,794
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $41,000,000
Average Applicant Income $111,343
Highest Applicant Income $6,000,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records First Niagara Bank filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans.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 First Niagara Bank by County in 2012

County Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loans Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Erie, New York 2,844 $ 469,405,000 $ 165,050 $ 86,000
New Haven, Connecticut 923 $ 193,456,000 $ 209,594 $ 113,000
Hartford, Connecticut 844 $ 142,202,000 $ 168,485 $ 89,000
Monroe, New York 814 $ 108,073,000 $ 132,767 $ 91,000
Fairfield, Connecticut 808 $ 648,872,000 $ 803,059 $ 342,000
Allegheny, Pennsylvania 738 $ 112,525,000 $ 152,472 $ 95,000
Niagara, New York 716 $ 90,410,000 $ 126,270 $ 74,000
Montgomery, Pennsylvania 488 $ 88,754,000 $ 181,872 $ 107,000
Tolland, Connecticut 455 $ 77,334,000 $ 169,964 $ 98,000
Albany, New York 361 $ 75,403,000 $ 208,872 $ 100,000
Hampden, Massachusetts 348 $ 57,678,000 $ 165,741 $ 89,000
Saratoga, New York 302 $ 67,838,000 $ 224,629 $ 115,000
Rockland, New York 301 $ 72,107,000 $ 239,558 $ 113,000
Onondaga, New York 287 $ 39,576,000 $ 137,895 $ 89,000
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania 219 $ 29,120,000 $ 132,968 $ 83,000
Chester, Pennsylvania 206 $ 51,907,000 $ 251,975 $ 131,000
Oneida, New York 198 $ 24,950,000 $ 126,010 $ 73,000
Middlesex, Connecticut 193 $ 45,496,000 $ 235,730 $ 111,000
Rensselaer, New York 190 $ 31,131,000 $ 163,847 $ 100,000
Bucks, Pennsylvania 189 $ 40,055,000 $ 211,931 $ 130,000
Windham, Connecticut 177 $ 24,024,000 $ 135,728 $ 73,000
Washington, Pennsylvania 167 $ 26,807,000 $ 160,520 $ 83,000
Columbia, New York 150 $ 25,285,000 $ 168,566 $ 107,000
Lehigh, Pennsylvania 150 $ 21,819,000 $ 145,460 $ 92,000
Erie, Pennsylvania 134 $ 19,900,000 $ 148,507 $ 108,000
Schenectady, New York 133 $ 18,405,000 $ 138,383 $ 87,000
Orange, New York 103 $ 18,896,000 $ 183,456 $ 109,000
Broome, New York 101 $ 13,347,000 $ 132,148 $ 79,000
Orleans, New York 101 $ 8,760,000 $ 86,732 $ 68,000
Cayuga, New York 100 $ 9,720,000 $ 97,200 $ 69,000
Dutchess, New York 90 $ 18,119,000 $ 201,322 $ 129,000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 90 $ 24,976,000 $ 277,511 $ 96,000
Genesee, New York 88 $ 9,016,000 $ 102,454 $ 63,000
Ontario, New York 78 $ 10,177,000 $ 130,474 $ 110,000
Westchester, New York 78 $ 23,365,000 $ 299,551 $ 136,000
Chautauqua, New York 77 $ 9,420,000 $ 122,337 $ 121,000
Butler, Pennsylvania 72 $ 16,174,000 $ 224,638 $ 82,000
Carbon, Pennsylvania 71 $ 6,905,000 $ 97,253 $ 84,000
Fayette, Pennsylvania 59 $ 6,788,000 $ 115,050 $ 67,000
Greene, New York 56 $ 8,731,000 $ 155,910 $ 109,000
Berks, Pennsylvania 56 $ 8,691,000 $ 155,196 $ 107,000
Wayne, New York 53 $ 5,837,000 $ 110,132 $ 77,000
Beaver, Pennsylvania 52 $ 6,248,000 $ 120,153 $ 65,000
New London, Connecticut 48 $ 11,149,000 $ 232,270 $ 155,000
Tompkins, New York 48 $ 8,760,000 $ 182,500 $ 92,000
Northampton, Pennsylvania 47 $ 6,949,000 $ 147,851 $ 91,000
Cortland, New York 44 $ 4,553,000 $ 103,477 $ 93,000
Montgomery, New York 43 $ 5,822,000 $ 135,395 $ 85,000
Ocean, New Jersey 41 $ 7,066,000 $ 172,341 $ 124,000
Delaware, Pennsylvania 41 $ 11,791,000 $ 287,585 $ 127,000
Hampshire, Massachusetts 39 $ 7,027,000 $ 180,179 $ 85,000
Jefferson, New York 39 $ 4,663,000 $ 119,564 $ 135,000
Putnam, New York 39 $ 7,633,000 $ 195,717 $ 112,000
Warren, New York 39 $ 9,759,000 $ 250,230 $ 135,000
Fulton, New York 38 $ 3,032,000 $ 79,789 $ 71,000
Burlington, New Jersey 33 $ 4,269,000 $ 129,363 $ 72,000
Wyoming, New York 33 $ 5,660,000 $ 171,515 $ 72,000
Crawford, Pennsylvania 32 $ 2,849,000 $ 89,031 $ 50,000
Herkimer, New York 31 $ 4,632,000 $ 149,419 $ 105,000
St. Lawrence, New York 31 $ 3,932,000 $ 126,838 $ 87,000
Sullivan, New York 30 $ 4,500,000 $ 150,000 $ 84,000
Litchfield, Connecticut 26 $ 11,077,000 $ 426,038 $ 176,000
Cape May, New Jersey 25 $ 6,429,000 $ 257,160 $ 179,000
Madison, New York 25 $ 3,723,000 $ 148,920 $ 107,000
Oswego, New York 25 $ 3,221,000 $ 128,840 $ 66,000
Warren, Pennsylvania 25 $ 1,975,000 $ 79,000 $ 50,000
Bergen, New Jersey 24 $ 8,541,000 $ 355,875 $ 185,000
Livingston, New York 24 $ 3,395,000 $ 141,458 $ 89,000
Monroe, Pennsylvania 24 $ 3,093,000 $ 128,875 $ 64,000
Middlesex, Massachusetts 23 $ 19,818,000 $ 861,652 $ 349,000
Monmouth, New Jersey 23 $ 4,626,000 $ 201,130 $ 100,000
Middlesex, New Jersey 20 $ 2,723,000 $ 136,150 $ 70,000
Tioga, New York 19 $ 1,909,000 $ 100,473 $ 77,000
Franklin, New York 18 $ 2,328,000 $ 129,333 $ 86,000
Essex, New York 17 $ 4,157,000 $ 244,529 $ 196,000
Washington, New York 17 $ 2,604,000 $ 153,176 $ 98,000
Atlantic, New Jersey 16 $ 3,333,000 $ 208,312 $ 154,000
Seneca, New York 16 $ 1,631,000 $ 101,937 $ 90,000
Ulster, New York 15 $ 4,355,000 $ 290,333 $ 70,000
Cattaraugus, New York 14 $ 3,197,000 $ 228,357 $ 294,000
Sussex, Delaware 12 $ 2,911,000 $ 242,583 $ 273,000
Worcester, Massachusetts 12 $ 2,068,000 $ 172,333 $ 103,000
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania 11 $ 1,532,000 $ 139,272 $ 75,000
Barnstable, Massachusetts 10 $ 4,636,000 $ 463,600 $ 303,000
Norfolk, Massachusetts 10 $ 6,518,000 $ 651,800 $ 204,000
Suffolk, New York 10 $ 6,900,000 $ 690,000 $ 677,000
Palm Beach, Florida 9 $ 10,548,000 $ 1,172,000 $ 900,000
Mercer, New Jersey 9 $ 2,025,000 $ 225,000 $ 115,000
New York, New York 9 $ 11,187,000 $ 1,243,000 $ 894,000
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 9 $ 6,188,000 $ 687,555 $ 82,000
Gloucester, New Jersey 7 $ 757,000 $ 108,142 $ 164,000
Bronx, New York 7 $ 1,608,000 $ 229,714 $ 95,000
Hamilton, New York 7 $ 1,194,000 $ 170,571 $ 98,000
Yates, New York 7 $ 1,661,000 $ 237,285 $ 418,000
Sarasota, Florida 6 $ 1,379,000 $ 229,833 $ 201,000
Camden, New Jersey 6 $ 41,612,000 $ 6,935,333 $ 82,000
Passaic, New Jersey 6 $ 1,497,000 $ 249,500 $ 108,000
Kings, New York 6 $ 4,832,000 $ 805,333 $ 257,000
York, Pennsylvania 6 $ 1,038,000 $ 173,000 $ 59,000
Berkshire, Massachusetts 5 $ 603,000 $ 120,600 $ 95,000
Essex, Massachusetts 5 $ 3,086,000 $ 617,200 $ 233,000
Plymouth, Massachusetts 5 $ 2,369,000 $ 473,800 $ 625,000
Suffolk, Massachusetts 5 $ 4,283,000 $ 856,600 $ 462,000
Essex, New Jersey 5 $ 2,785,000 $ 557,000 $ 165,000
Allegany, New York 5 $ 667,000 $ 133,400 $ 143,000
Delaware, New York 5 $ 868,000 $ 173,600 $ 213,000
Otsego, New York 5 $ 582,000 $ 116,400 $ 85,000
Queens, New York 5 $ 1,729,000 $ 345,800 $ 119,000
Richmond, New York 5 $ 407,000 $ 81,400 $ 46,000
Schoharie, New York 5 $ 505,000 $ 101,000 $ 81,000
Greene, Pennsylvania 5 $ 437,000 $ 87,400 $ 39,000
Pike, Pennsylvania 5 $ 626,000 $ 125,200 $ 94,000
New Castle, Delaware 4 $ 1,108,000 $ 277,000 $ 158,000
Collier, Florida 4 $ 2,545,000 $ 636,250 $ 520,000
Franklin, Massachusetts 4 $ 701,000 $ 175,250 $ 98,000
Union, New Jersey 4 $ 1,140,000 $ 285,000 $ 176,000
Chemung, New York 4 $ 282,000 $ 70,500 $ 71,000
Lewis, New York 4 $ 514,000 $ 128,500 $ 124,000
Armstrong, Pennsylvania 4 $ 332,000 $ 83,000 $ 29,000
Dauphin, Pennsylvania 4 $ 13,105,000 $ 3,276,250 $ 85,000
Somerset, Pennsylvania 4 $ 2,132,000 $ 533,000 $ 613,000
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania 4 $ 506,000 $ 126,500 $ 91,000
Charlotte, Florida 3 $ 1,143,000 $ 381,000 $ 478,000
Pinellas, Florida 3 $ 459,000 $ 153,000 $ 105,000
Cumberland, New Jersey 3 $ 495,000 $ 165,000 $ 123,000
Hunterdon, New Jersey 3 $ 992,000 $ 330,666 $ 122,000
Morris, New Jersey 3 $ 1,165,000 $ 388,333 $ 207,000
Somerset, New Jersey 3 $ 680,000 $ 226,666 $ 144,000
Chenango, New York 3 $ 199,000 $ 66,333 $ 61,000
Clinton, New York 3 $ 599,000 $ 199,666 $ 197,000
Nassau, New York 3 $ 1,060,000 $ 353,333 $ 138,000
Schuyler, New York 3 $ 420,000 $ 140,000 $ 81,000
Cumberland, Pennsylvania 3 $ 475,000 $ 158,333 $ 47,000
Luzerne, Pennsylvania 3 $ 538,000 $ 179,333 $ 207,000
Mercer, Pennsylvania 3 $ 322,000 $ 107,333 $ 63,000
Wayne, Pennsylvania 3 $ 214,000 $ 71,333 $ 51,000
Kent, Rhode Island 3 $ 998,000 $ 332,666 $ 314,000
Washington, Rhode Island 3 $ 685,000 $ 228,333 $ 159,000
Broward, Florida 2 $ 1,539,000 $ 769,500 $ 1,341,000
Lee, Florida 2 $ 511,000 $ 255,500 $ 835,000
Martin, Florida 2 $ 516,000 $ 258,000 $ 261,000
Miami-Dade, Florida 2 $ 2,617,000 $ 1,308,500 $ 572,000
Carroll, Maryland 2 $ 512,000 $ 256,000 $ 38,000
Dukes, Massachusetts 2 $ 4,333,000 $ 2,166,500 $ 481,000
Sussex, New Jersey 2 $ 94,000 $ 47,000 $ 59,000
Steuben, New York 2 $ 209,000 $ 104,500 $ 138,000
Franklin, Ohio 2 $ 6,025,000 $ 3,012,500 $ 0
Cleveland, Oklahoma 2 $ 6,010,000 $ 3,005,000 $ 0
Adams, Pennsylvania 2 $ 170,000 $ 85,000 $ 74,000
Forest, Pennsylvania 2 $ 434,000 $ 217,000 $ 271,000
Lawrence, Pennsylvania 2 $ 256,000 $ 128,000 $ 79,000
Lebanon, Pennsylvania 2 $ 424,000 $ 212,000 $ 35,000
Tioga, Pennsylvania 2 $ 469,000 $ 234,500 $ 11,000
Horry, South Carolina 2 $ 607,000 $ 303,500 $ 0
Kent, Delaware 1 $ 58,000 $ 58,000 $ 37,000
District of Columbia, District Of Columbia 1 $ 308,000 $ 308,000 $ 0
Bay, Florida 1 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 126,000
Flagler, Florida 1 $ 137,000 $ 137,000 $ 58,000
Indian River, Florida 1 $ 506,000 $ 506,000 $ 241,000
Monroe, Florida 1 $ 434,000 $ 434,000 $ 0
Orange, Florida 1 $ 280,000 $ 280,000 $ 204,000
Pasco, Florida 1 $ 232,000 $ 232,000 $ 186,000
Polk, Florida 1 $ 158,000 $ 158,000 $ 311,000
St. Lucie, Florida 1 $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 94,000
Bristol, Massachusetts 1 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 85,000
Nantucket, Massachusetts 1 $ 779,000 $ 779,000 $ 701,000
Hudson, New Jersey 1 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 47,000
Salem, New Jersey 1 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 $ 56,000
Cambria, Pennsylvania 1 $ 98,000 $ 98,000 $ 47,000
Clarion, Pennsylvania 1 $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 73,000
Clearfield, Pennsylvania 1 $ 117,000 $ 117,000 $ 50,000
Elk, Pennsylvania 1 $ 86,000 $ 86,000 $ 64,000
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 1 $ 257,000 $ 257,000 $ 278,000
Jefferson, Pennsylvania 1 $ 140,000 $ 140,000 $ 35,000
Lycoming, Pennsylvania 1 $ 176,000 $ 176,000 $ 114,000
Venango, Pennsylvania 1 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $ 46,000
Newport, Rhode Island 1 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 348,000
Providence, Rhode Island 1 $ 104,000 $ 104,000 $ 150,000
Brooke, West Virginia 1 $ 83,000 $ 83,000 $ 58,000
Ohio, West Virginia 1 $ 83,000 $ 83,000 $ 0

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for First Niagara Bank in 2012

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 8,471 $2,157,643,000 $254,000 $41,000,000 $127,000 $6,000,000
Home Purchase 5,623 $1,011,033,000 $179,000 $7,300,000 $93,000 $3,513,000
Home Improvement 1,078 $44,672,000 $41,000 $2,320,000 $84,000 $2,470,000

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
White 12,787 $2,576,451,000 $201,000 $24,000,000 $116,000 $6,000,000
Not Provided 926 $165,302,000 $178,000 $2,560,000 $105,000 $1,680,000
Black or African American 391 $52,461,000 $134,000 $1,145,000 $65,000 $545,000
Hispanic 367 $70,667,000 $192,000 $2,000,000 $95,000 $2,031,000
Asian 342 $88,052,000 $257,000 $2,000,000 $137,000 $1,702,000
Not applicable 312 $252,899,000 $810,000 $41,000,000 $0 $0
American Indian or Alaskan Native 37 $5,803,000 $156,000 $360,000 $96,000 $505,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 $1,713,000 $171,000 $330,000 $195,000 $856,000

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) 12,932 $2,926,272,000 $226,000 $41,000,000 $121,000 $6,000,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 1,983 $249,233,000 $125,000 $420,000 $57,000 $552,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 194 $30,840,000 $158,000 $570,000 $70,000 $318,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 63 $7,003,000 $111,000 $265,000 $44,000 $81,000

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 10,706 $2,297,643,000 $214,000 $41,000,000 $113,000 $5,672,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 1,831 $346,017,000 $188,000 $3,100,000 $97,000 $3,244,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 1,398 $319,028,000 $228,000 $6,000,000 $128,000 $6,000,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 671 $124,472,000 $185,000 $2,450,000 $108,000 $2,313,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 460 $106,419,000 $231,000 $2,310,000 $125,000 $1,680,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 95 $18,673,000 $196,000 $1,897,000 $0 $0
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 11 $1,096,000 $99,000 $169,000 $38,000 $70,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 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 651 $145,020,000 $222,000 $3,100,000 $121,000 $2,676,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 424 $76,099,000 $179,000 $1,736,000 $58,000 $359,000
Credit History 411 $44,415,000 $108,000 $1,500,000 $92,000 $3,244,000
Other 180 $31,137,000 $172,000 $2,500,000 $115,000 $1,008,000
Credit Application Incomplete 87 $36,534,000 $419,000 $2,290,000 $121,000 $1,127,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 32 $6,580,000 $205,000 $1,220,000 $57,000 $432,000
Unverifiable Information 25 $3,829,000 $153,000 $497,000 $66,000 $331,000
Employment History 18 $2,560,000 $142,000 $439,000 $69,000 $338,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 4 $401,000 $100,000 $143,000 $25,000 $45,000

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