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Kearny County, Kansas

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

FIPS 20093
Households 1,427
Population 3,808

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.

Kearny County, Kansas, saw 40 HMDA-reported applications and 28 originations ($4.1m) in 2024.

That is 19.6 originations per 1,000 households, against 46.1 for Kansas and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 17.6%, close to the state rate of 19.2%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.4 percentage points and 22.2% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

Originations were about level with 2023.

40applications, 2024
28loans originated$4.1m
17.6%denial rateKS 19.2% · US 24.3%
19.6originations per 1,000 householdsKS 46.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Kansas and the nation

MeasureThis countyKansasUnited States
Denial rate17.6%19.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.40.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more22.2%14.2%15.6%
Average originated loan$147k$242k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households19.646.148.0
Home purchase share of originations53.6%58.5%57.0%
FHA-insured share17.9%11.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share14.3%9.3%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp33.3%
0 to 0.5 pp22.2%
0.5 to 1 pp18.5%
1 to 1.5 pp3.7%
1.5 to 3 pp7.4%
3 or more pp14.8%

Share of 27 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Kansas). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 54% (15)Home improvement 18% (5)Refinancing 7% (2)Cash-out refinancing 18% (5)Other purpose 4% (1)

By type

Conventional 61% (17)FHA 18% (5)VA 14% (4)USDA 7% (2)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

032642022: 64 Applications2023: 50 Applications2024: 40 Applications2022: 35 Originations2023: 28 Originations2024: 28 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Kearny County, 2022–2024

This countyKansas

0%13.2%26.3%2022: 25.5% This county2023: 26.3% This county2024: 17.6% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Kearny County, KS?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Kearny County?

17.6% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 19.2% across Kansas and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Kearny County in 2024?

28 loans totalling $4.1m, from 40 applications; 19.6 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 20093; 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.