Oakland, CA Metro Area Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2003

In 2003, lenders reported 560,462 mortgage applications in Oakland, CA metro area totaling $156.2 billion. The average application was for $278,737, and applicants reported an average income of $96,000. 53% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 10% were denied. The most active lender was Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, with 42,575 applications, followed by Bank of America, N.A. and Washington Mutual Bank.

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Years 2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 560,462
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $156,221,740,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $278,737
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $60,000,000
Average Applicant Income $96,000
Highest Applicant Income $9,999,000
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Top Mortgage Lenders in Oakland, CA Metro Area (2003)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender reported in Oakland, CA metro area in 2003.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Des Moines, IA
42,575 $13,800,475,000 $324,000 $89,000
2 Bank of America, N.A.
Calabasas, CA
41,243 $12,738,989,000 $308,000 $119,000
3 Washington Mutual Bank
Albion, NY
39,059 $12,536,847,000 $320,000 $92,000
4 Countrywide Home Loans
Westlake Village, CA
38,676 $10,775,748,000 $278,000 $89,000
5 Wachovia Mortgage FSB
Winston-Salem, NC
24,090 $6,963,119,000 $289,000 $90,000
6 Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Orange, CA
20,661 $5,195,017,000 $251,000 $83,000
7 Fremont Bank
Fremont, CA
18,145 $3,461,123,000 $190,000 $85,000
8 Citimortgage, Inc
Long Island City, NY
17,955 $4,957,452,000 $276,000 $99,000
9 Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp
Edison, NJ
12,596 $3,870,855,000 $307,000 $114,000
10 Gmac Mortgage LLC
Ft. Washington, PA
11,182 $2,366,888,000 $211,000 $96,000

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The tables below break down 2003 mortgage applications in Oakland, CA metro area by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason. Click a column heading to sort.

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Oakland, CA 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) 444,455 $122,655,194,000 $275,000 $27,335,000 $94,000 $9,999,000
Home Purchase (one-to-four family) 105,500 $31,269,500,000 $296,000 $4,500,000 $104,000 $6,352,000
Home Improvement (one-to-four family) 9,199 $691,847,000 $75,000 $2,985,000 $95,000 $7,914,000
Multifamily dwelling (home purchase, home improvement, and refinancings) 1,308 $1,605,199,000 $1,227,000 $60,000,000 $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 227,178 $64,630,360,000 $284,000 $12,000,000 $109,000 $9,999,000
Asian or Pacific Islander 94,929 $27,663,438,000 $291,000 $6,000,000 $105,000 $6,400,000
Information not provided by applicant in mail or telephone application 85,823 $22,381,218,000 $260,000 $40,000,000 $99,000 $9,333,000
Hispanic 56,164 $12,770,536,000 $227,000 $2,800,000 $82,000 $6,000,000
Not applicable 45,512 $16,226,465,000 $356,000 $60,000,000 $29,000 $1,914,000
Black 32,679 $7,650,986,000 $234,000 $2,025,000 $87,000 $6,981,000
Other 15,756 $4,267,450,000 $270,000 $2,000,000 $103,000 $6,352,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2,421 $631,287,000 $260,000 $1,500,000 $94,000 $1,036,000

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) 555,736 $155,228,782,000 $279,000 $60,000,000 $99,000 $9,999,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 3,538 $829,396,000 $234,000 $40,000,000 $38,000 $270,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 878 $141,890,000 $161,000 $522,000 $21,000 $1,000,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 310 $21,672,000 $69,000 $623,000 $86,000 $1,433,000

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 299,018 $82,970,908,000 $277,000 $60,000,000 $104,000 $9,333,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 97,766 $29,380,234,000 $300,000 $4,700,000 $71,000 $9,004,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 56,651 $14,967,515,000 $264,000 $40,000,000 $95,000 $7,914,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 51,012 $13,204,345,000 $258,000 $8,400,000 $91,000 $9,999,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 45,260 $12,570,400,000 $277,000 $27,335,000 $99,000 $7,678,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 10,755 $3,128,338,000 $290,000 $3,522,000 $99,000 $6,464,000

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 11,151 $3,253,379,000 $291,000 $40,000,000 $104,000 $2,690,000
Credit History 10,464 $2,527,887,000 $241,000 $2,100,000 $92,000 $7,914,000
Credit Application Incomplete 7,130 $2,059,605,000 $288,000 $2,145,000 $102,000 $5,078,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 7,127 $2,007,659,000 $281,000 $2,940,000 $76,000 $3,180,000
Collateral 3,940 $1,092,217,000 $277,000 $3,000,000 $104,000 $2,021,000
Unverifiable Information 3,811 $1,171,150,000 $307,000 $2,500,000 $106,000 $1,707,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 867 $268,542,000 $309,000 $3,000,000 $109,000 $1,148,000
Employment History 618 $171,855,000 $278,000 $2,310,000 $90,000 $618,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 28 $6,392,000 $228,000 $730,000 $72,000 $261,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan application records that lenders file with the FFIEC each year, and count every application (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

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