Forward Financial Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2004

In 2004, Forward Financial of West Falmouth, ME reported 2,264 mortgage applications totaling $105.8 million, down 40% from 2003. The average application was for $46,715, and applicants reported an average income of $40,658. 2% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 98% were denied. Its largest markets were Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH (250), Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY (81) and Manchester-Nashua, NH (78) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address Forward Financial
70 Gray Road
West Falmouth, ME 04105
Federal Regulator * available with data download
Years 2004  2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 2,264
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $105,765,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $46,715
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $184,000
Average Applicant Income $40,658
Highest Applicant Income $553,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records Forward Financial filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans.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 Forward Financial by Metropolitan Area in 2004

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH 250 $ 13,845,000 $ 55,380 $ 40,000
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 81 $ 4,375,000 $ 54,012 $ 52,000
Manchester-Nashua, NH 78 $ 4,329,000 $ 55,500 $ 41,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 69 $ 2,796,000 $ 40,521 $ 41,000
Philadelphia, PA 60 $ 2,275,000 $ 37,916 $ 38,000
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 59 $ 1,814,000 $ 30,745 $ 35,000
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 56 $ 2,702,000 $ 48,250 $ 46,000
Lancaster, PA 51 $ 1,534,000 $ 30,078 $ 38,000
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 51 $ 3,044,000 $ 59,686 $ 41,000
Baltimore-Towson, MD 48 $ 2,041,000 $ 42,520 $ 50,000
Edison, NJ 48 $ 2,724,000 $ 56,750 $ 44,000
Springfield, MA 45 $ 2,036,000 $ 45,244 $ 34,000
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 44 $ 1,403,000 $ 31,886 $ 39,000
Norwich-New London, CT 44 $ 1,621,000 $ 36,840 $ 36,000
Camden, NJ 36 $ 1,170,000 $ 32,500 $ 31,000
Boston-Quincy, MA 35 $ 2,778,000 $ 79,371 $ 61,000
Worcester, MA 35 $ 1,729,000 $ 49,400 $ 34,000
Atlantic City, NJ 33 $ 1,254,000 $ 38,000 $ 38,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 32 $ 1,355,000 $ 42,343 $ 33,000
Prescott, AZ 30 $ 1,450,000 $ 48,333 $ 47,000
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 29 $ 1,019,000 $ 35,137 $ 49,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA 28 $ 1,626,000 $ 58,071 $ 46,000
York-Hanover, PA 25 $ 847,000 $ 33,880 $ 37,000
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA 23 $ 1,419,000 $ 61,695 $ 37,000
Tucson, AZ 22 $ 666,000 $ 30,272 $ 42,000
Pittsburgh, PA 21 $ 720,000 $ 34,285 $ 29,000
New Haven-Milford, CT 20 $ 828,000 $ 41,400 $ 42,000
Boulder, CO 19 $ 681,000 $ 35,842 $ 45,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 18 $ 692,000 $ 38,444 $ 32,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 18 $ 914,000 $ 50,777 $ 44,000
Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, MI 17 $ 566,000 $ 33,294 $ 34,000
Essex County, MA 16 $ 1,461,000 $ 91,312 $ 66,000
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 16 $ 785,000 $ 49,062 $ 39,000
Denver-Aurora, CO 15 $ 483,000 $ 32,200 $ 31,000
Kingston, NY 14 $ 668,000 $ 47,714 $ 43,000
Rochester, NY 14 $ 499,000 $ 35,642 $ 35,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 13 $ 745,000 $ 57,307 $ 38,000
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 11 $ 438,000 $ 39,818 $ 34,000
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 11 $ 437,000 $ 39,727 $ 51,000
Ocean City, NJ 11 $ 478,000 $ 43,454 $ 44,000
Lebanon, PA 10 $ 321,000 $ 32,100 $ 24,000
Reading, PA 10 $ 310,000 $ 31,000 $ 44,000
Nassau-Suffolk, NY 9 $ 484,000 $ 53,777 $ 40,000
Flagstaff, AZ 8 $ 346,000 $ 43,250 $ 26,000
Pittsfield, MA 8 $ 339,000 $ 42,375 $ 26,000
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA 8 $ 552,000 $ 69,000 $ 51,000
Dover, DE 7 $ 161,000 $ 23,000 $ 35,000
Yuma, AZ 7 $ 725,000 $ 103,571 $ 131,000
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6 $ 204,000 $ 34,000 $ 23,000
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 6 $ 421,000 $ 70,166 $ 31,000
New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ 6 $ 279,000 $ 46,500 $ 52,000
Reno-Sparks, NV 6 $ 272,000 $ 45,333 $ 35,000
Glens Falls, NY 5 $ 177,000 $ 35,400 $ 27,000
Salt Lake City, UT 5 $ 177,000 $ 35,400 $ 30,000
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ 5 $ 105,000 $ 21,000 $ 32,000
Bangor, ME 4 $ 79,000 $ 19,750 $ 26,000
Barnstable Town, MA 4 $ 273,000 $ 68,250 $ 57,000
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI 4 $ 150,000 $ 37,500 $ 35,000
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 4 $ 353,000 $ 88,250 $ 34,000
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 4 $ 264,000 $ 66,000 $ 36,000
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 4 $ 358,000 $ 89,500 $ 41,000
Columbus, OH 3 $ 72,000 $ 24,000 $ 47,000
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD 2 $ 57,000 $ 28,500 $ 65,000
Binghamton, NY 2 $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000
Charleston, WV 2 $ 46,000 $ 23,000 $ 15,000
Flint, MI 2 $ 123,000 $ 61,500 $ 41,000
Fresno, CA 2 $ 143,000 $ 71,500 $ 38,000
Grand Junction, CO 2 $ 43,000 $ 21,500 $ 49,000
Ithaca, NY 2 $ 31,000 $ 15,500 $ 27,000
Newark-Union, NJ-PA 2 $ 102,000 $ 51,000 $ 39,000
Redding, CA 2 $ 80,000 $ 40,000 $ 31,000
Salinas, CA 2 $ 207,000 $ 103,500 $ 75,000
Syracuse, NY 2 $ 40,000 $ 20,000 $ 41,000
Bakersfield, CA 1 $ 51,000 $ 51,000 $ 40,000
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 30,000
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1 $ 31,000 $ 31,000 $ 30,000
Dayton, OH 1 $ 14,000 $ 14,000 $ 34,000
Elmira, NY 1 $ 14,000 $ 14,000 $ 32,000
Erie, PA 1 $ 18,000 $ 18,000 $ 13,000
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 $ 18,000
Greeley, CO 1 $ 49,000 $ 49,000 $ 30,000
Jackson, MI 1 $ 45,000 $ 45,000 $ 35,000
Johnstown, PA 1 $ 14,000 $ 14,000 $ 12,000
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 1 $ 22,000 $ 22,000 $ 17,000
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 1 $ 24,000 $ 24,000 $ 34,000
Salisbury, MD 1 $ 51,000 $ 51,000 $ 73,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1 $ 133,000 $ 133,000 $ 62,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1 $ 47,000 $ 47,000 $ 25,000
Springfield, OH 1 $ 26,000 $ 26,000 $ 21,000
State College, PA 1 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 14,000
Utica-Rome, NY 1 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 49,000
Visalia-Porterville, CA 1 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 81,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Forward Financial in 2004

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 2,012 $94,632,000 $43,950 $184,000 $39,700 $553,000
Refinancing 223 $9,932,000 $45,222 $150,000 $42,000 $99,000
Home Improvement 29 $1,201,000 $38,571 $85,000 $37,285 $92,000

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 1,955 $91,750,000 $44,350 $184,000 $39,650 $553,000
Hispanic 148 $6,423,000 $42,928 $179,000 $36,142 $87,000
Not Provided 78 $3,976,000 $52,000 $158,000 $47,076 $310,000
Black or African American 41 $1,721,000 $39,600 $111,000 $33,933 $113,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 23 $941,000 $41,400 $126,000 $36,500 $210,000
Asian 17 $903,000 $47,300 $125,000 $44,100 $99,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 $51,000 $25,500 $33,000 $36,500 $50,000
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) 2,264 $105,765,000 $43,850 $184,000 $39,500 $553,000
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
Application Denied By Financial Institution 2,225 $103,608,000 $43,700 $184,000 $38,900 $480,000
Loan Originated 39 $2,157,000 $51,400 $140,000 $66,800 $553,000
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
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
File Closed For Incompleteness 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Application 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 1,234 $52,693,000 $40,900 $175,000 $41,450 $210,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 806 $43,138,000 $48,950 $184,000 $32,250 $310,000
Employment History 114 $4,419,000 $40,125 $120,000 $49,000 $480,000
Collateral 41 $2,006,000 $45,928 $179,000 $39,785 $103,000
Other 29 $1,273,000 $40,727 $115,000 $53,909 $120,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 1 $79,000 $79,000 $79,000 $44,000 $44,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Unverifiable Information 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Credit Application Incomplete 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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