First Niagara Bank Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2013

In 2013, First Niagara Bank of Buffalo, NY reported 14,153 mortgage applications totaling $2.8 billion, down 7% from 2012. The average application was for $196,804, and applicants reported an average income of $110,754. 68% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 15% were denied. Its largest markets were Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (3,713), Pittsburgh, PA (1,124) and Rochester, NY (1,082) (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 14,153
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $2,785,369,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $196,804
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $15,500,000
Average Applicant Income $110,754
Highest Applicant Income $5,000,000

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Act (HMDA) records First Niagara Bank filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans.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 Metropolitan Area in 2013

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 3,713 $ 511,707,000 $ 137,814 $ 88,000
Pittsburgh, PA 1,124 $ 176,091,000 $ 156,664 $ 94,000
Rochester, NY 1,082 $ 130,355,000 $ 120,475 $ 83,000
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 884 $ 170,309,000 $ 192,657 $ 102,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 880 $ 165,370,000 $ 187,920 $ 98,000
Philadelphia, PA 840 $ 204,938,000 $ 243,973 $ 122,000
New Haven-Milford, CT 675 $ 167,369,000 $ 247,954 $ 118,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 630 $ 468,869,000 $ 744,236 $ 295,000
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ 533 $ 153,667,000 $ 288,305 $ 151,065
Syracuse, NY 398 $ 60,984,000 $ 153,226 $ 97,000
Utica-Rome, NY 338 $ 38,642,000 $ 114,325 $ 90,000
Springfield, MA 266 $ 48,976,000 $ 184,120 $ 81,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 243 $ 35,105,000 $ 144,465 $ 78,197
Binghamton, NY 221 $ 22,181,000 $ 100,366 $ 71,000
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 210 $ 40,387,000 $ 192,319 $ 108,000
Ithaca, NY 83 $ 13,850,000 $ 166,867 $ 101,000
Erie, PA 80 $ 11,305,000 $ 141,312 $ 109,000
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ 68 $ 11,099,000 $ 163,220 $ 105,000
Reading, PA 64 $ 8,560,000 $ 133,750 $ 86,000
Glens Falls, NY 51 $ 10,423,000 $ 204,372 $ 120,000
Norwich-New London, CT 46 $ 22,227,000 $ 483,195 $ 149,000
Boston-Quincy, MA 41 $ 21,978,000 $ 536,048 $ 228,000
Camden, NJ 41 $ 5,828,000 $ 142,146 $ 116,000
Ocean City, NJ 29 $ 10,359,000 $ 357,206 $ 456,000
Newark-Union, NJ-PA 25 $ 7,030,000 $ 281,200 $ 424,800
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA 19 $ 11,215,000 $ 590,263 $ 183,000
Nassau-Suffolk, NY 16 $ 4,644,000 $ 290,250 $ 140,000
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 13 $ 3,070,000 $ 236,153 $ 156,000
Kingston, NY 13 $ 1,598,000 $ 122,923 $ 71,000
Barnstable Town, MA 12 $ 4,552,000 $ 379,333 $ 342,000
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 12 $ 7,356,000 $ 613,000 $ 378,333
Naples-Marco Island, FL 11 $ 5,654,000 $ 514,000 $ 778,000
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 11 $ 2,954,000 $ 268,545 $ 372,000
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL 11 $ 9,973,000 $ 906,636 $ 423,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 9 $ 5,613,000 $ 623,666 $ 969,000
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ 9 $ 1,654,000 $ 183,777 $ 104,555
Worcester, MA 9 $ 2,089,000 $ 232,111 $ 88,000
Lancaster, PA 8 $ 742,000 $ 92,750 $ 61,000
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 7 $ 1,945,000 $ 277,857 $ 680,000
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL 5 $ 3,640,000 $ 728,000 $ 531,000
Port St. Lucie, FL 5 $ 1,283,000 $ 256,600 $ 380,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 5 $ 575,000 $ 115,000 $ 119,000
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 4 $ 985,000 $ 246,250 $ 29,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 4 $ 611,000 $ 152,750 $ 436,000
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 4 $ 308,000 $ 77,000 $ 42,000
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 4 $ 707,000 $ 176,750 $ 154,000
Peabody, MA 3 $ 2,197,000 $ 732,333 $ 153,000
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 2 $ 1,008,000 $ 504,000 $ 1,549,000
Elmira, NY 2 $ 163,000 $ 81,500 $ 65,000
Lebanon, PA 2 $ 125,000 $ 62,500 $ 59,000
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2 $ 2,437,000 $ 1,218,500 $ 965,000
Punta Gorda, FL 2 $ 275,000 $ 137,500 $ 103,000
State College, PA 2 $ 425,000 $ 212,500 $ 105,000
Columbus, OH 1 $ 10,170,000 $ 10,170,000 $ 0
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL 1 $ 402,000 $ 402,000 $ 1,012,000
Morgantown, WV 1 $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 190,000
Ocala, FL 1 $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ 53,000
Pittsfield, MA 1 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 83,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 53,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 1 $ 80,000 $ 80,000 $ 50,000
York-Hanover, PA 1 $ 112,000 $ 112,000 $ 40,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for First Niagara Bank in 2013

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 6,865 $1,651,093,000 $240,000 $15,500,000 $127,000 $4,359,000
Home Purchase 5,995 $1,083,225,000 $180,000 $10,170,000 $99,000 $5,000,000
Home Improvement 1,293 $51,051,000 $39,000 $3,200,000 $79,000 $1,118,000

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 11,605 $2,212,534,000 $190,000 $3,500,000 $115,000 $5,000,000
Not Provided 1,078 $189,098,000 $175,000 $3,847,000 $113,000 $2,549,000
Black or African American 472 $59,096,000 $125,000 $1,138,000 $67,000 $1,200,000
Asian 385 $85,960,000 $223,000 $1,700,000 $117,000 $750,000
Hispanic 328 $46,653,000 $142,000 $1,270,000 $71,000 $623,000
Not applicable 214 $178,786,000 $835,000 $15,500,000 $0 $0
American Indian or Alaskan Native 47 $9,872,000 $210,000 $890,000 $119,000 $1,244,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 24 $3,370,000 $140,000 $321,000 $92,000 $317,000

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) 12,292 $2,552,254,000 $207,000 $15,500,000 $119,000 $5,000,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 1,553 $190,667,000 $122,000 $466,000 $53,000 $506,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 208 $31,740,000 $152,000 $409,000 $70,000 $356,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 100 $10,708,000 $107,000 $273,000 $45,000 $93,000

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 9,578 $1,968,336,000 $205,000 $15,500,000 $113,000 $5,000,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 2,190 $322,937,000 $147,000 $2,940,000 $89,000 $3,225,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 913 $208,866,000 $228,000 $2,095,000 $132,000 $2,867,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 722 $120,007,000 $166,000 $2,450,000 $106,000 $1,523,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 720 $161,785,000 $224,000 $2,000,000 $133,000 $3,675,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 27 $3,177,000 $117,000 $300,000 $2,000 $68,000
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 3 $261,000 $87,000 $143,000 $40,000 $85,000
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
Credit History 698 $49,907,000 $71,000 $1,260,000 $81,000 $3,225,000
Collateral 580 $131,520,000 $226,000 $2,580,000 $137,000 $2,691,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 542 $86,761,000 $160,000 $2,940,000 $56,000 $360,000
Other 184 $22,464,000 $122,000 $1,575,000 $83,000 $882,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 54 $10,849,000 $200,000 $539,000 $62,000 $350,000
Unverifiable Information 29 $5,929,000 $204,000 $2,000,000 $95,000 $960,000
Employment History 29 $4,778,000 $164,000 $460,000 $72,000 $274,000
Credit Application Incomplete 25 $4,860,000 $194,000 $700,000 $90,000 $229,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 20 $2,664,000 $133,000 $387,000 $72,000 $485,000

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