Orange County, CA Mortgage Lenders & HMDA Data, 2015

In 2015, lenders reported 154,708 mortgage applications in Orange County, CA totaling $74.4 billion, up 33% from 2014. The average application was for $481,000, and applicants reported an average income of $144,000. 54% of applications resulted in an originated loan and 13% were denied. The most active lender was Wells Fargo Bank NA, with 16,988 applications, followed by Bank of America NA and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA.

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Total Number of Mortgage Applications 154,708
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $74,432,895,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $481,000
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $99,999,000
Average Applicant Income $144,000
Highest Applicant Income $9,999,000
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Top Mortgage Lenders in Orange County, CA (2015)

Ranked by the number of mortgage applications each lender reported in Orange County, CA in 2015.

# Mortgage Lender Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount Average Loan Amount Average Applicant Income
1 Wells Fargo Bank NA
Minneapolis, MN
16,988 $8,974,020,000 $528,000 $184,000
2 Bank of America NA
Westlake Village, CA
7,998 $4,461,462,000 $557,000 $192,000
3 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Columbus, OH
7,642 $5,110,073,000 $668,000 $134,000
4 loanDepot.com LLC
Irvine, CA
5,569 $2,260,341,000 $405,000 $124,000
5 Flagstar Bank
Troy, MI
5,077 $2,112,888,000 $416,000 $135,000
6 Citibank, NA
New York, NY
4,124 $1,932,971,000 $468,000 $168,000
7 Impac Mortgage Corp.
Glendale, CA
4,048 $1,544,743,000 $381,000 $103,000
8 Nationstar Mortgage
Coppell, TX
4,012 $1,513,093,000 $377,000 $92,000
9 New American Funding, Llc.
Tustin, CA
3,886 $1,651,017,000 $424,000 $127,000
10 US Bank, N.A.
Cincinnati, OH
3,152 $1,597,986,000 $506,000 $163,000

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The tables below break down 2015 mortgage applications in Orange County, CA by loan purpose, applicant race, loan type, outcome and denial reason. Click a column heading to sort.

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Orange County, CA in 2015

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 100,821 $46,215,783,000 $458,000 $99,999,000 $135,000 $9,999,000
Home Purchase 47,564 $25,913,714,000 $544,000 $99,999,000 $164,000 $9,999,000
Home Improvement 6,323 $2,303,398,000 $364,000 $47,500,000 $143,000 $4,632,000

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 72,110 $35,860,565,000 $497,000 $73,500,000 $173,000 $9,999,000
Asian 26,292 $12,038,695,000 $457,000 $51,572,000 $152,000 $9,999,000
Not applicable 18,789 $10,678,419,000 $568,000 $99,999,000 $37,000 $3,000,000
Not Provided 17,782 $8,710,054,000 $489,000 $16,250,000 $170,000 $9,999,000
Hispanic 17,188 $6,059,650,000 $352,000 $3,339,000 $101,000 $5,542,000
Black or African American 1,220 $511,663,000 $419,000 $2,400,000 $123,000 $2,506,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 902 $380,236,000 $421,000 $3,000,000 $127,000 $2,600,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 425 $193,613,000 $455,000 $2,867,000 $154,000 $2,103,000

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) 133,732 $64,694,680,000 $483,000 $99,999,000 $155,000 $9,999,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 15,361 $6,840,210,000 $445,000 $47,500,000 $72,000 $1,372,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 5,608 $2,895,084,000 $516,000 $3,340,000 $78,000 $1,200,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 7 $2,921,000 $417,000 $510,000 $107,000 $156,000

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 83,324 $41,799,550,000 $501,000 $99,999,000 $164,000 $9,999,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 23,468 $9,822,981,000 $418,000 $51,572,000 $60,000 $3,090,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 20,578 $9,631,699,000 $468,000 $22,000,000 $140,000 $9,999,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 17,089 $8,581,369,000 $502,000 $99,999,000 $162,000 $9,999,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 5,441 $2,396,685,000 $440,000 $9,950,000 $154,000 $8,129,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 4,784 $2,190,058,000 $457,000 $16,000,000 $155,000 $9,999,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 23 $9,193,000 $399,000 $832,000 $137,000 $275,000
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 1 $1,360,000 $1,360,000 $1,360,000 $269,000 $269,000

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
Debt-To-Income Ratio 5,353 $2,839,220,000 $530,000 $14,000,000 $116,000 $3,260,000
Credit History 2,491 $1,022,958,000 $410,000 $10,000,000 $152,000 $8,730,000
Credit Application Incomplete 2,055 $975,674,000 $474,000 $7,000,000 $167,000 $9,512,000
Collateral 1,953 $1,008,006,000 $516,000 $22,000,000 $183,000 $9,999,000
Other 1,457 $688,471,000 $472,000 $7,500,000 $163,000 $2,591,000
Unverifiable Information 831 $413,523,000 $497,000 $3,787,000 $184,000 $4,621,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 452 $278,859,000 $616,000 $5,500,000 $198,000 $4,371,000
Employment History 153 $67,713,000 $442,000 $1,900,000 $120,000 $596,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 6 $2,181,000 $363,000 $626,000 $102,000 $201,000

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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