Meritlending.Com Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2003

In 2003, Meritlending.Com of Costa Mesa, CA reported 2,188 mortgage applications totaling $343.4 million. The average application was for $156,925, and applicants reported an average income of $58,693. 70% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 1% were denied. Its largest markets were Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (255), Riverside-San Bernardino, CA (214) and Chicago, IL (198) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address Meritlending.Com
575 Anton Blvd. #1050
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Tel #: available with data download
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Years 2005  2004  2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 2,188
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $343,353,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $156,925
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $882,000
Average Applicant Income $58,693
Highest Applicant Income $750,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records Meritlending.Com filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans.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 Meritlending.Com by County in 2003

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 255 $ 48,167,000 $ 188,890 $ 106,000
Cook, Illinois 132 $ 18,414,000 $ 139,500 $ 47,000
Riverside, California 115 $ 17,050,000 $ 148,260 $ 45,000
Orange, California 109 $ 26,217,000 $ 240,522 $ 84,000
San Bernardino, California 99 $ 14,308,000 $ 144,525 $ 64,000
Sacramento, California 77 $ 10,955,000 $ 142,272 $ 44,000
San Diego, California 64 $ 13,127,000 $ 205,109 $ 55,000
King, Washington 49 $ 8,006,000 $ 163,387 $ 71,000
Prince George's, Maryland 47 $ 7,483,000 $ 159,212 $ 57,000
Fresno, California 45 $ 4,913,000 $ 109,177 $ 37,000
Kern, California 40 $ 4,461,000 $ 111,525 $ 51,000
DeKalb, Georgia 32 $ 4,203,000 $ 131,343 $ 52,000
Salt Lake, Utah 30 $ 3,095,000 $ 103,166 $ 79,000
Montgomery, Maryland 29 $ 4,586,000 $ 158,137 $ 52,000
Alameda, California 28 $ 6,535,000 $ 233,392 $ 79,000
San Joaquin, California 27 $ 4,210,000 $ 155,925 $ 54,000
Shasta, California 27 $ 3,309,000 $ 122,555 $ 44,000
Stanislaus, California 24 $ 3,766,000 $ 156,916 $ 55,000
Baltimore City, Maryland 23 $ 1,681,000 $ 73,086 $ 51,000
Ventura, California 22 $ 6,763,000 $ 307,409 $ 93,000
DuPage, Illinois 22 $ 4,026,000 $ 183,000 $ 143,000
Contra Costa, California 19 $ 4,324,000 $ 227,578 $ 78,000
Santa Clara, California 19 $ 5,619,000 $ 295,736 $ 66,000
Solano, California 19 $ 3,784,000 $ 199,157 $ 65,000
Gwinnett, Georgia 19 $ 2,748,000 $ 144,631 $ 56,000
Anne Arundel, Maryland 18 $ 2,338,000 $ 129,888 $ 49,000
Madera, California 17 $ 1,804,000 $ 106,117 $ 34,000
Hillsborough, Florida 17 $ 2,213,000 $ 130,176 $ 66,000
Miami-Dade, Florida 16 $ 1,737,000 $ 108,562 $ 42,000
Fulton, Georgia 16 $ 2,286,000 $ 142,875 $ 40,000
Baltimore, Maryland 16 $ 2,024,000 $ 126,500 $ 46,000
Clackamas, Oregon 16 $ 2,448,000 $ 153,000 $ 64,000
Pierce, Washington 16 $ 1,924,000 $ 120,250 $ 50,000
Cobb, Georgia 15 $ 2,514,000 $ 167,600 $ 66,000
Tulare, California 14 $ 1,512,000 $ 108,000 $ 41,000
Broward, Florida 14 $ 1,601,000 $ 114,357 $ 57,000
Palm Beach, Florida 14 $ 1,702,000 $ 121,571 $ 48,000
Lake, Illinois 14 $ 2,012,000 $ 143,714 $ 66,000
Butte, California 13 $ 1,448,000 $ 111,384 $ 46,000
Adams, Colorado 12 $ 1,782,000 $ 148,500 $ 57,000
Arapahoe, Colorado 12 $ 1,874,000 $ 156,166 $ 51,000
Winnebago, Illinois 12 $ 1,135,000 $ 94,583 $ 40,000
Monterey, California 11 $ 2,724,000 $ 247,636 $ 62,000
Sonoma, California 11 $ 1,833,000 $ 166,636 $ 65,000
Duval, Florida 11 $ 1,125,000 $ 102,272 $ 86,000
Henry, Georgia 11 $ 1,439,000 $ 130,818 $ 66,000
Madison, Illinois 11 $ 1,034,000 $ 94,000 $ 54,000
Will, Illinois 11 $ 1,638,000 $ 148,909 $ 79,000
Multnomah, Oregon 11 $ 1,836,000 $ 166,909 $ 66,000
Spokane, Washington 11 $ 1,295,000 $ 117,727 $ 85,000
Placer, California 10 $ 2,151,000 $ 215,100 $ 70,000
El Paso, Colorado 10 $ 1,184,000 $ 118,400 $ 26,000
Merced, California 9 $ 1,155,000 $ 128,333 $ 52,000
Santa Barbara, California 9 $ 1,826,000 $ 202,888 $ 116,000
Champaign, Illinois 9 $ 992,000 $ 110,222 $ 46,000
Clark, Washington 9 $ 1,252,000 $ 139,111 $ 59,000
Snohomish, Washington 9 $ 1,284,000 $ 142,666 $ 42,000
San Francisco, California 8 $ 1,471,000 $ 183,875 $ 57,000
St. Clair, Illinois 8 $ 733,000 $ 91,625 $ 53,000
Jackson, Oregon 8 $ 1,108,000 $ 138,500 $ 24,000
Washington, Oregon 8 $ 1,311,000 $ 163,875 $ 111,000
Davis, Utah 8 $ 1,208,000 $ 151,000 $ 72,000
Utah, Utah 8 $ 829,000 $ 103,625 $ 39,000
Kitsap, Washington 8 $ 929,000 $ 116,125 $ 71,000
Calaveras, California 7 $ 1,349,000 $ 192,714 $ 75,000
El Dorado, California 7 $ 1,274,000 $ 182,000 $ 40,000
Kane, Illinois 7 $ 840,000 $ 120,000 $ 54,000
Tazewell, Illinois 7 $ 569,000 $ 81,285 $ 33,000
Lake, California 6 $ 611,000 $ 101,833 $ 38,000
Santa Cruz, California 6 $ 1,425,000 $ 237,500 $ 60,000
Yolo, California 6 $ 953,000 $ 158,833 $ 49,000
Jefferson, Colorado 6 $ 846,000 $ 141,000 $ 38,000
Orange, Florida 6 $ 779,000 $ 129,833 $ 38,000
McHenry, Illinois 6 $ 880,000 $ 146,666 $ 64,000
Sangamon, Illinois 6 $ 562,000 $ 93,666 $ 50,000
Frederick, Maryland 6 $ 857,000 $ 142,833 $ 43,000
Imperial, California 5 $ 875,000 $ 175,000 $ 53,000
Kings, California 5 $ 479,000 $ 95,800 $ 43,000
Mendocino, California 5 $ 885,000 $ 177,000 $ 55,000
Escambia, Florida 5 $ 357,000 $ 71,400 $ 40,000
Lee, Florida 5 $ 621,000 $ 124,200 $ 48,000
Clayton, Georgia 5 $ 591,000 $ 118,200 $ 38,000
Fayette, Georgia 5 $ 1,191,000 $ 238,200 $ 67,000
Linn, Oregon 5 $ 629,000 $ 125,800 $ 54,000
Weber, Utah 5 $ 514,000 $ 102,800 $ 54,000
Skagit, Washington 5 $ 693,000 $ 138,600 $ 58,000
Thurston, Washington 5 $ 590,000 $ 118,000 $ 55,000
Yakima, Washington 5 $ 485,000 $ 97,000 $ 47,000
Del Norte, California 4 $ 418,000 $ 104,500 $ 45,000
Inyo, California 4 $ 517,000 $ 129,250 $ 47,000
Napa, California 4 $ 1,005,000 $ 251,250 $ 49,000
Nevada, California 4 $ 1,023,000 $ 255,750 $ 114,000
San Benito, California 4 $ 1,227,000 $ 306,750 $ 65,000
San Mateo, California 4 $ 1,408,000 $ 352,000 $ 109,000
Brevard, Florida 4 $ 265,000 $ 66,250 $ 51,000
Clay, Florida 4 $ 223,000 $ 55,750 $ 59,000
Collier, Florida 4 $ 503,000 $ 125,750 $ 38,000
Leon, Florida 4 $ 590,000 $ 147,500 $ 82,000
Manatee, Florida 4 $ 298,000 $ 74,500 $ 28,000
Polk, Florida 4 $ 307,000 $ 76,750 $ 23,000
Volusia, Florida 4 $ 386,000 $ 96,500 $ 39,000
LaSalle, Illinois 4 $ 602,000 $ 150,500 $ 65,000
Peoria, Illinois 4 $ 318,000 $ 79,500 $ 29,000
Rock Island, Illinois 4 $ 376,000 $ 94,000 $ 46,000
Williamson, Illinois 4 $ 330,000 $ 82,500 $ 46,000
Marion, Oregon 4 $ 545,000 $ 136,250 $ 49,000
San Luis Obispo, California 3 $ 501,000 $ 167,000 $ 47,000
Siskiyou, California 3 $ 441,000 $ 147,000 $ 28,000
Tuolumne, California 3 $ 379,000 $ 126,333 $ 66,000
Denver, Colorado 3 $ 504,000 $ 168,000 $ 57,000
Marion, Florida 3 $ 334,000 $ 111,333 $ 62,000
Osceola, Florida 3 $ 237,000 $ 79,000 $ 40,000
Pasco, Florida 3 $ 165,000 $ 55,000 $ 46,000
Pinellas, Florida 3 $ 354,000 $ 118,000 $ 69,000
Cherokee, Georgia 3 $ 352,000 $ 117,333 $ 51,000
Douglas, Georgia 3 $ 375,000 $ 125,000 $ 48,000
Forsyth, Georgia 3 $ 500,000 $ 166,666 $ 94,000
Richmond, Georgia 3 $ 219,000 $ 73,000 $ 47,000
Calvert, Maryland 3 $ 480,000 $ 160,000 $ 50,000
Carroll, Maryland 3 $ 524,000 $ 174,666 $ 44,000
Washington, Maryland 3 $ 266,000 $ 88,666 $ 34,000
Amador, California 2 $ 394,000 $ 197,000 $ 11,000
Glenn, California 2 $ 173,000 $ 86,500 $ 35,000
Marin, California 2 $ 645,000 $ 322,500 $ 91,000
Mariposa, California 2 $ 141,000 $ 70,500 $ 27,000
Plumas, California 2 $ 475,000 $ 237,500 $ 71,000
Sutter, California 2 $ 142,000 $ 71,000 $ 76,000
Boulder, Colorado 2 $ 332,000 $ 166,000 $ 75,000
Douglas, Colorado 2 $ 642,000 $ 321,000 $ 139,000
Larimer, Colorado 2 $ 185,000 $ 92,500 $ 51,000
Hernando, Florida 2 $ 267,000 $ 133,500 $ 36,000
Nassau, Florida 2 $ 247,000 $ 123,500 $ 40,000
Seminole, Florida 2 $ 410,000 $ 205,000 $ 100,000
Coweta, Georgia 2 $ 226,000 $ 113,000 $ 52,000
Rockdale, Georgia 2 $ 279,000 $ 139,500 $ 38,000
DeKalb, Illinois 2 $ 224,000 $ 112,000 $ 22,000
Grundy, Illinois 2 $ 174,000 $ 87,000 $ 49,000
Kendall, Illinois 2 $ 304,000 $ 152,000 $ 85,000
Harford, Maryland 2 $ 256,000 $ 128,000 $ 79,000
Howard, Maryland 2 $ 295,000 $ 147,500 $ 44,000
St. Mary's, Maryland 2 $ 269,000 $ 134,500 $ 31,000
Hennepin, Minnesota 2 $ 313,000 $ 156,500 $ 47,000
Lane, Oregon 2 $ 181,000 $ 90,500 $ 18,000
Whatcom, Washington 2 $ 300,000 $ 150,000 $ 14,000
Sublette, Wyoming 2 $ 413,000 $ 206,500 $ 20,000
Humboldt, California 1 $ 221,000 $ 221,000 $ 64,000
Lassen, California 1 $ 227,000 $ 227,000 $ 89,000
Yuba, California 1 $ 108,000 $ 108,000 $ 50,000
Mesa, Colorado 1 $ 72,000 $ 72,000 $ 16,000
Ouray, Colorado 1 $ 126,000 $ 126,000 $ 146,000
Weld, Colorado 1 $ 297,000 $ 297,000 $ 73,000
Alachua, Florida 1 $ 59,000 $ 59,000 $ 30,000
Bay, Florida 1 $ 164,000 $ 164,000 $ 95,000
Charlotte, Florida 1 $ 74,000 $ 74,000 $ 62,000
Flagler, Florida 1 $ 147,000 $ 147,000 $ 58,000
Hardee, Florida 1 $ 79,000 $ 79,000 $ 93,000
Hendry, Florida 1 $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $ 24,000
Lake, Florida 1 $ 51,000 $ 51,000 $ 9,000
Martin, Florida 1 $ 198,000 $ 198,000 $ 76,000
Okaloosa, Florida 1 $ 129,000 $ 129,000 $ 25,000
Santa Rosa, Florida 1 $ 69,000 $ 69,000 $ 44,000
Sarasota, Florida 1 $ 71,000 $ 71,000 $ 58,000
St. Lucie, Florida 1 $ 69,000 $ 69,000 $ 14,000
Walton, Florida 1 $ 82,000 $ 82,000 $ 32,000
Carroll, Georgia 1 $ 84,000 $ 84,000 $ 48,000
Catoosa, Georgia 1 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 71,000
Columbia, Georgia 1 $ 115,000 $ 115,000 $ 66,000
Hall, Georgia 1 $ 83,000 $ 83,000 $ 17,000
Muscogee, Georgia 1 $ 83,000 $ 83,000 $ 66,000
Oconee, Georgia 1 $ 95,000 $ 95,000 $ 69,000
Paulding, Georgia 1 $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 44,000
Walker, Georgia 1 $ 69,000 $ 69,000 $ 33,000
Walton, Georgia 1 $ 228,000 $ 228,000 $ 72,000
Carroll, Illinois 1 $ 250,000 $ 250,000 $ 322,000
Ford, Illinois 1 $ 65,000 $ 65,000 $ 76,000
Henry, Illinois 1 $ 81,000 $ 81,000 $ 71,000
Kankakee, Illinois 1 $ 118,000 $ 118,000 $ 48,000
Lee, Illinois 1 $ 57,000 $ 57,000 $ 18,000
Mercer, Illinois 1 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 $ 33,000
Monroe, Illinois 1 $ 119,000 $ 119,000 $ 40,000
Somerset, Maryland 1 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $ 64,000
Carver, Minnesota 1 $ 169,000 $ 169,000 $ 78,000
Crow Wing, Minnesota 1 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 27,000
Freeborn, Minnesota 1 $ 83,000 $ 83,000 $ 108,000
Olmsted, Minnesota 1 $ 201,000 $ 201,000 $ 96,000
Ramsey, Minnesota 1 $ 108,000 $ 108,000 $ 40,000
St. Louis, Minnesota 1 $ 264,000 $ 264,000 $ 65,000
Washington, Minnesota 1 $ 131,000 $ 131,000 $ 74,000
Washoe, Nevada 1 $ 191,000 $ 191,000 $ 113,000
Benton, Oregon 1 $ 177,000 $ 177,000 $ 115,000
Deschutes, Oregon 1 $ 78,000 $ 78,000 $ 52,000
Polk, Oregon 1 $ 68,000 $ 68,000 $ 13,000
Yamhill, Oregon 1 $ 166,000 $ 166,000 $ 63,000
Clallam, Washington 1 $ 179,000 $ 179,000 $ 71,000
Mason, Washington 1 $ 205,000 $ 205,000 $ 192,000
Stevens, Washington 1 $ 64,000 $ 64,000 $ 34,000
Walla Walla, Washington 1 $ 133,000 $ 133,000 $ 27,000
Campbell, Wyoming 1 $ 138,000 $ 138,000 $ 96,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Meritlending.Com in 2003

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 (home purchase or home improvement, one-to-four family) 2,151 $336,616,000 $146,666 $882,000 $61,250 $750,000
Home Purchase (one-to-four family) 29 $5,272,000 $141,000 $374,000 $75,333 $160,000
Home Improvement (one-to-four family) 8 $1,465,000 $146,666 $457,000 $95,333 $322,000
Multifamily dwelling (home purchase, home improvement, and refinancings) 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
Information not provided by applicant in mail or telephone application 2,137 $335,459,000 $146,666 $882,000 $62,166 $750,000
White 40 $6,362,000 $142,625 $608,000 $55,500 $177,000
Black 5 $643,000 $132,000 $160,000 $62,333 $105,000
Hispanic 3 $440,000 $136,500 $236,000 $51,000 $72,000
Asian or Pacific Islander 2 $274,000 $137,000 $154,000 $27,000 $54,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 $175,000 $175,000 $175,000 $0 $0
Not applicable 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other 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) 2,142 $336,457,000 $146,750 $882,000 $62,083 $750,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 45 $6,711,000 $121,750 $322,000 $58,750 $110,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 1 $185,000 $185,000 $185,000 $38,000 $38,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 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 1,538 $247,943,000 $145,416 $882,000 $63,916 $546,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 625 $91,396,000 $145,363 $596,000 $51,363 $477,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 25 $4,014,000 $142,444 $780,000 $68,000 $750,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
File Closed For Incompleteness 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Loan Purchased By The 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
Other 16 $2,815,000 $162,000 $780,000 $89,625 $750,000
Credit History 5 $664,000 $132,333 $189,000 $36,666 $44,000
Collateral 2 $384,000 $192,000 $232,000 $58,000 $75,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 1 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $47,000 $47,000
Employment History 1 $111,000 $111,000 $111,000 $48,000 $48,000
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
Unverifiable Information 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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