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Wabaunsee County, Kansas
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 198 mortgage applications in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, for 2024, and originated 139 loans worth $26m.
That is 51.8 originations per 1,000 households, against 46.1 for Kansas and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 18.2%, close to the state rate of 19.2%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 14.4% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.
Originations were up 21% on 2023.
Most active lenders
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
Compared with Kansas and the nation
| Measure | This county | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 18.2% | 19.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 14.4% | 14.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $187k | $242k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 51.8 | 46.1 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 54.0% | 58.5% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 5.0% | 11.3% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 9.4% | 9.3% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Share of 90 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% (75)Home improvement 10% (14)Refinancing 12% (17)Cash-out refinancing 18% (25)Other purpose 6% (8)
By type
Conventional 86% (119)FHA 5% (7)VA 9% (13)
Trend by year
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Wabaunsee County, KS?
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Wabaunsee County?
18.2% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 19.2% across Kansas and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Wabaunsee County in 2024?
139 loans totalling $26m, from 198 applications; 51.8 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 20197; 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.