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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Lenders reported 35 mortgage applications in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, for 2024, and originated 10 loans worth $3.0m.
That is 5.5 originations per 1,000 households, against 39.2 for Alaska and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 60.0%, above the state rate of 19.9%.
Originations were down 23% on 2023.
Most active lenders
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
Compared with Alaska and the nation
| Measure | This county | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 60.0% | 19.9% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 11.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | — | $333k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 5.5 | 39.2 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 60.0% | 67.4% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 30.0% | 12.3% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 24.5% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 60% (6)Home improvement 10% (1)Cash-out refinancing 30% (3)
By type
Conventional 70% (7)FHA 30% (3)
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This countyAlaska
Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK?
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Northwest Arctic Borough?
60.0% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 19.9% across Alaska and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Northwest Arctic Borough in 2024?
10 loans totalling $3.0m, from 35 applications; 5.5 originations per 1,000 households.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 02188; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.