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Stewart County, Georgia

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 13259
Households 1,771
Population 4,809

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.

Stewart County, Georgia, saw 104 HMDA-reported applications and 27 originations ($4.7m) in 2024.

That is 15.2 originations per 1,000 households, against 55.9 for Georgia and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 66.3%, above the state rate of 26.9%.

Originations were up 8% on 2023.

104applications, 2024
27loans originated$4.7m
66.3%denial rateGA 26.9% · US 24.3%
15.2originations per 1,000 householdsGA 55.9 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Georgia and the nation

MeasureThis countyGeorgiaUnited States
Denial rate66.3%26.9%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—17.5%15.6%
Average originated loan$174k$313k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households15.255.948.0
Home purchase share of originations70.4%57.0%57.0%
FHA-insured share14.8%18.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share18.5%11.6%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 70% (19)Refinancing 22% (6)Cash-out refinancing 4% (1)Other purpose 4% (1)

By type

Conventional 67% (18)FHA 15% (4)VA 19% (5)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0651302022: 130 Applications2023: 84 Applications2024: 104 Applications2022: 29 Originations2023: 25 Originations2024: 27 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Stewart County, 2022–2024

This countyGeorgia

0%35.0%69.9%2022: 69.9% This county2023: 57.8% This county2024: 66.3% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Stewart County, GA?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Stewart County?

66.3% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 26.9% across Georgia and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Stewart County in 2024?

27 loans totalling $4.7m, from 104 applications; 15.2 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 13259; 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.