Western Express Lending Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2021

In 2021, Western Express Lending of Lake Forest, CA reported 3,553 mortgage applications totaling $1.3 billion, down 13% from 2020. The average application was for $366,750, and applicants reported an average income of $132,202. 60% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 8% were denied. Its largest markets were Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (584), Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA (453) and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (411) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address Western Express Lending
1 Spectrum Pointe Dr Suite 200
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Tel #: available with data download
Federal Regulator * available with data download
Years 2021  2020  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 3,553
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $1,303,065,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $366,750
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $1,965,000
Average Applicant Income $132,202
Highest Applicant Income $2,322,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records Western Express Lending filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans.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 Western Express Lending by Metropolitan Area in 2021

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 584 $ 211,750,000 $ 362,585 $ 118,000
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA 453 $ 217,675,000 $ 480,518 $ 153,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA 411 $ 193,365,000 $ 470,474 $ 157,000
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 390 $ 109,600,000 $ 281,025 $ 93,000
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 155 $ 68,065,000 $ 439,129 $ 154,000
Outside any metro area 129 $ 33,195,000 $ 257,325 $ 104,023
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 81 $ 28,925,000 $ 357,098 $ 126,000
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 76 $ 31,830,000 $ 418,815 $ 125,000
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA 65 $ 33,445,000 $ 514,538 $ 192,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 62 $ 17,450,000 $ 281,451 $ 107,000
Fresno, CA 47 $ 12,705,000 $ 270,319 $ 107,000
Bakersfield, CA 44 $ 10,980,000 $ 249,545 $ 112,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 41 $ 9,035,000 $ 220,365 $ 119,000
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 32 $ 10,240,000 $ 320,000 $ 118,687
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 30 $ 12,250,000 $ 408,333 $ 145,000
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA 30 $ 10,260,000 $ 342,000 $ 140,000
Reno, NV 30 $ 11,160,000 $ 372,000 $ 148,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 28 $ 6,800,000 $ 242,857 $ 85,000
Visalia-Porterville, CA 27 $ 6,225,000 $ 230,555 $ 84,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 26 $ 10,920,000 $ 420,000 $ 144,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 25 $ 6,205,000 $ 248,200 $ 101,000
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA 24 $ 9,180,000 $ 382,500 $ 124,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 21 $ 9,525,000 $ 453,571 $ 354,000
Camden, NJ 20 $ 5,780,000 $ 289,000 $ 130,000
Stockton-Lodi, CA 19 $ 5,745,000 $ 302,368 $ 414,000
Tacoma-Lakewood, WA 19 $ 6,565,000 $ 345,526 $ 106,000
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA 18 $ 10,510,000 $ 583,888 $ 210,000
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 17 $ 4,785,000 $ 281,470 $ 151,000
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 16 $ 3,430,000 $ 214,375 $ 78,000
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 16 $ 6,400,000 $ 400,000 $ 121,000
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX 15 $ 5,165,000 $ 344,333 $ 136,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 15 $ 7,685,000 $ 512,333 $ 214,000
Boise City, ID 14 $ 4,300,000 $ 307,142 $ 93,000
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 14 $ 3,650,000 $ 260,714 $ 129,000
Philadelphia, PA 14 $ 4,280,000 $ 305,714 $ 119,000
Modesto, CA 13 $ 3,995,000 $ 307,307 $ 156,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 13 $ 5,085,000 $ 391,153 $ 129,000
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 12 $ 4,970,000 $ 414,166 $ 147,500
Jacksonville, FL 12 $ 3,460,000 $ 288,333 $ 107,000
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL 12 $ 4,050,000 $ 337,500 $ 114,000
Chicago-Naperville, IL 11 $ 3,095,000 $ 281,363 $ 141,000
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 11 $ 3,025,000 $ 275,000 $ 137,000
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ 11 $ 4,185,000 $ 380,454 $ 152,000
New York-Newark, NY 11 $ 3,665,000 $ 333,181 $ 145,000
Pittsburgh, PA 11 $ 3,155,000 $ 286,818 $ 151,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 11 $ 2,915,000 $ 265,000 $ 124,000
Austin-Round Rock, TX 10 $ 3,980,000 $ 398,000 $ 167,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 10 $ 1,400,000 $ 140,000 $ 91,000
Provo-Orem, UT 10 $ 2,660,000 $ 266,000 $ 74,000
El Centro, CA 9 $ 2,235,000 $ 248,333 $ 96,000
Port St. Lucie, FL 9 $ 2,205,000 $ 245,000 $ 96,000
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL 9 $ 2,885,000 $ 320,555 $ 97,000
Boston, MA 8 $ 2,520,000 $ 315,000 $ 100,000
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL 8 $ 4,260,000 $ 532,500 $ 135,000
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 8 $ 2,030,000 $ 253,750 $ 80,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $ 2,535,000 $ 362,142 $ 123,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 7 $ 2,625,000 $ 375,000 $ 293,000
Newark, NJ-PA 7 $ 3,315,000 $ 473,571 $ 176,000
Raleigh, NC 7 $ 2,465,000 $ 352,142 $ 95,000
Salt Lake City, UT 7 $ 2,895,000 $ 413,571 $ 88,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 7 $ 3,625,000 $ 517,857 $ 189,000
Santa Rosa, CA 7 $ 2,465,000 $ 352,142 $ 246,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 7 $ 1,105,000 $ 157,857 $ 142,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 6 $ 1,820,000 $ 303,333 $ 223,000
Chico, CA 6 $ 1,970,000 $ 328,333 $ 147,000
El Paso, TX 6 $ 1,340,000 $ 223,333 $ 95,000
Gainesville, FL 6 $ 1,700,000 $ 283,333 $ 103,000
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 6 $ 2,050,000 $ 341,666 $ 126,000
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 6 $ 2,120,000 $ 353,333 $ 103,000
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 6 $ 1,430,000 $ 238,333 $ 154,000
Coeur D'Alene, ID 5 $ 2,065,000 $ 413,000 $ 135,000
Colorado Springs, CO 5 $ 1,715,000 $ 343,000 $ 103,000
Lancaster, PA 5 $ 1,215,000 $ 243,000 $ 90,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 5 $ 1,215,000 $ 243,000 $ 139,000
Merced, CA 5 $ 1,705,000 $ 341,000 $ 183,000
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 5 $ 1,975,000 $ 395,000 $ 124,000
Redding, CA 5 $ 1,345,000 $ 269,000 $ 120,000
Salinas, CA 5 $ 2,005,000 $ 401,000 $ 192,000
Winston-Salem, NC 5 $ 1,975,000 $ 395,000 $ 108,000
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 4 $ 1,220,000 $ 305,000 $ 152,000
Bend-Redmond, OR 4 $ 1,100,000 $ 275,000 $ 104,000
Boulder, CO 4 $ 1,400,000 $ 350,000 $ 104,000
Corpus Christi, TX 4 $ 470,000 $ 117,500 $ 93,000
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 4 $ 910,000 $ 227,500 $ 110,000
Flagstaff, AZ 4 $ 730,000 $ 182,500 $ 102,000
Grants Pass, OR 4 $ 950,000 $ 237,500 $ 94,000
Knoxville, TN 4 $ 720,000 $ 180,000 $ 146,000
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 4 $ 970,000 $ 242,500 $ 82,000
Medford, OR 4 $ 1,080,000 $ 270,000 $ 63,000
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 4 $ 1,120,000 $ 280,000 $ 55,000
Napa, CA 4 $ 1,280,000 $ 320,000 $ 158,000
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 4 $ 1,190,000 $ 297,500 $ 70,000
Tucson, AZ 4 $ 1,620,000 $ 405,000 $ 200,000
Worcester, MA-CT 4 $ 1,160,000 $ 290,000 $ 145,000
Albany, GA 3 $ 235,000 $ 78,333 $ 56,000
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3 $ 845,000 $ 281,666 $ 125,000
Bellingham, WA 3 $ 855,000 $ 285,000 $ 64,000
Bloomington, IN 3 $ 725,000 $ 241,666 $ 76,000
Fort Collins, CO 3 $ 1,015,000 $ 338,333 $ 87,000
Greeley, CO 3 $ 915,000 $ 305,000 $ 144,000
Greensboro-High Point, NC 3 $ 745,000 $ 248,333 $ 118,000
Killeen-Temple, TX 3 $ 515,000 $ 171,666 $ 101,000
Madera, CA 3 $ 885,000 $ 295,000 $ 136,000
Ocean City, NJ 3 $ 975,000 $ 325,000 $ 201,000
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 3 $ 905,000 $ 301,666 $ 65,000
Panama City, FL 3 $ 805,000 $ 268,333 $ 166,000
Punta Gorda, FL 3 $ 415,000 $ 138,333 $ 91,000
Reading, PA 3 $ 865,000 $ 288,333 $ 137,000
Salem, OR 3 $ 825,000 $ 275,000 $ 107,000
Waco, TX 3 $ 595,000 $ 198,333 $ 77,000
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ 3 $ 975,000 $ 325,000 $ 119,000
Yakima, WA 3 $ 685,000 $ 228,333 $ 35,000
Yuba City, CA 3 $ 845,000 $ 281,666 $ 57,000
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 2 $ 570,000 $ 285,000 $ 106,000
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2 $ 470,000 $ 235,000 $ 196,000
Clarksville, TN-KY 2 $ 500,000 $ 250,000 $ 74,000
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI 2 $ 340,000 $ 170,000 $ 185,000
Eugene, OR 2 $ 740,000 $ 370,000 $ 153,000
Fayetteville, NC 2 $ 520,000 $ 260,000 $ 117,000
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 2 $ 270,000 $ 135,000 $ 96,000
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 2 $ 400,000 $ 200,000 $ 82,000
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 2 $ 1,030,000 $ 515,000 $ 81,000
Longview, TX 2 $ 370,000 $ 185,000 $ 56,000
Lubbock, TX 2 $ 390,000 $ 195,000 $ 100,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2 $ 450,000 $ 225,000 $ 70,000
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 2 $ 610,000 $ 305,000 $ 108,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 2 $ 370,000 $ 185,000 $ 67,000
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 2 $ 520,000 $ 260,000 $ 103,000
San Rafael, CA 2 $ 760,000 $ 380,000 $ 87,000
Savannah, GA 2 $ 320,000 $ 160,000 $ 47,000
Trenton, NJ 2 $ 440,000 $ 220,000 $ 150,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $ 330,000 $ 165,000 $ 281,000
Albany, OR 1 $ 335,000 $ 335,000 $ 159,000
Asheville, NC 1 $ 215,000 $ 215,000 $ 103,000
Athens-Clarke County, GA 1 $ 175,000 $ 175,000 $ 52,000
Bay City, MI 1 $ 485,000 $ 485,000 $ 225,000
Billings, MT 1 $ 325,000 $ 325,000 $ 63,000
Carson City, NV 1 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 0
College Station-Bryan, TX 1 $ 265,000 $ 265,000 $ 79,000
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 1 $ 405,000 $ 405,000 $ 280,000
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH 1 $ 295,000 $ 295,000 $ 109,000
Evansville, IN-KY 1 $ 185,000 $ 185,000 $ 92,000
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1 $ 175,000 $ 175,000 $ 122,000
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 1 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 100,000
Hinesville, GA 1 $ 275,000 $ 275,000 $ 74,000
Homosassa Springs, FL 1 $ 175,000 $ 175,000 $ 18,000
Idaho Falls, ID 1 $ 315,000 $ 315,000 $ 52,000
Jacksonville, NC 1 $ 135,000 $ 135,000 $ 0
Johnson City, TN 1 $ 305,000 $ 305,000 $ 106,000
Kennewick-Richland, WA 1 $ 135,000 $ 135,000 $ 98,000
Logan, UT-ID 1 $ 355,000 $ 355,000 $ 62,000
Longview, WA 1 $ 265,000 $ 265,000 $ 49,000
Midland, MI 1 $ 345,000 $ 345,000 $ 108,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 58,000
Missoula, MT 1 $ 195,000 $ 195,000 $ 112,000
Muskegon, MI 1 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 $ 73,000
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1 $ 175,000 $ 175,000 $ 45,000
Odessa, TX 1 $ 225,000 $ 225,000 $ 85,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 1 $ 195,000 $ 195,000 $ 98,000
Sebring, FL 1 $ 135,000 $ 135,000 $ 70,000
Sherman-Denison, TX 1 $ 275,000 $ 275,000 $ 140,000
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 1 $ 305,000 $ 305,000 $ 199,000
St. George, UT 1 $ 535,000 $ 535,000 $ 168,000
Tallahassee, FL 1 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 95,000
The Villages, FL 1 $ 185,000 $ 185,000 $ 68,000
Tulsa, OK 1 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 38,000
Tyler, TX 1 $ 285,000 $ 285,000 $ 187,000
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC 1 $ 325,000 $ 325,000 $ 134,000
Wichita Falls, TX 1 $ 145,000 $ 145,000 $ 81,000
York-Hanover, PA 1 $ 245,000 $ 245,000 $ 65,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Western Express Lending in 2021

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 1,796 $644,410,000 $358,000 $1,775,000 $142,000 $1,075,000
Cash-out Refinancing 1,043 $379,055,000 $363,000 $1,505,000 $123,000 $1,098,000
Home Purchase 714 $279,600,000 $391,000 $1,965,000 $121,000 $2,322,000
Not Applicable 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Purpose 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Home Improvement 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
White 1,585 $601,265,000 $379,000 $1,965,000 $146,000 $2,322,000
Not Provided 790 $296,400,000 $375,000 $1,505,000 $138,000 $1,098,000
Hispanic 738 $240,990,000 $326,000 $1,325,000 $92,000 $509,000
Asian 234 $96,050,000 $410,000 $1,745,000 $144,000 $862,000
Black or African American 184 $61,080,000 $331,000 $1,245,000 $119,000 $500,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 $5,045,000 $336,000 $555,000 $105,000 $207,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 7 $2,235,000 $319,000 $465,000 $118,000 $262,000
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) 2,916 $1,081,100,000 $370,000 $1,965,000 $137,000 $2,322,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 496 $165,870,000 $334,000 $785,000 $87,000 $333,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 133 $53,865,000 $405,000 $1,965,000 $107,000 $337,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 8 $2,230,000 $278,000 $605,000 $69,000 $109,000

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 2,135 $770,505,000 $360,000 $1,965,000 $131,000 $2,322,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 850 $319,240,000 $375,000 $1,965,000 $137,000 $1,170,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 267 $95,985,000 $359,000 $1,785,000 $119,000 $1,170,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 194 $74,970,000 $386,000 $1,545,000 $131,000 $631,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 107 $42,365,000 $395,000 $1,485,000 $138,000 $593,000
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
Not applicable 3,286 $1,207,080,000 $367,000 $1,965,000 $133,000 $2,322,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 105 $38,875,000 $370,000 $1,205,000 $100,000 $356,000
Other 47 $16,465,000 $350,000 $1,785,000 $135,000 $1,170,000
Credit History 43 $15,645,000 $363,000 $1,245,000 $138,000 $568,000
Unverifiable Information 30 $10,480,000 $349,000 $785,000 $160,000 $1,098,000
Collateral 24 $7,520,000 $313,000 $675,000 $97,000 $242,000
Employment History 13 $5,235,000 $402,000 $715,000 $107,000 $230,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 5 $1,765,000 $353,000 $705,000 $104,000 $134,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Credit Application Incomplete 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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