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Watonwan County, Minnesota
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.
Watonwan County, Minnesota, saw 247 HMDA-reported applications and 169 originations ($24m) in 2024.
That is 40.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 48.8 for Minnesota and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 15.9%, close to the state rate of 16.9%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 14.9% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.
Originations were up 63% on 2023.
Most active lenders
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
Compared with Minnesota and the nation
| Measure | This county | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 15.9% | 16.9% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 14.9% | 13.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $140k | $269k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 40.0 | 48.8 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 65.1% | 60.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 13.0% | 7.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 6.5% | 4.6% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Share of 114 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Minnesota). 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 65% (110)Home improvement 11% (18)Refinancing 9% (15)Cash-out refinancing 11% (18)Other purpose 5% (8)
By type
Conventional 79% (134)FHA 13% (22)VA 7% (11)USDA 1% (2)
Trend by year
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Watonwan County, MN?
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Watonwan County?
15.9% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 16.9% across Minnesota and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Watonwan County in 2024?
169 loans totalling $24m, from 247 applications; 40.0 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 27165; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.