Lender Register

States › Missouri › Clark County

Clark County, Missouri

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

FIPS 29045
Households 2,423
Population 6,623

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 62 mortgage applications in Clark County, Missouri, for 2024, and originated 29 loans worth $5.7m.

That is 12.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 52.4 for Missouri and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 34.7%, above the state rate of 19.9%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 4.0% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

Originations were up 26% on 2023.

62applications, 2024
29loans originated$5.7m
34.7%denial rateMO 19.9% · US 24.3%
12.0originations per 1,000 householdsMO 52.4 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Missouri and the nation

MeasureThis countyMissouriUnited States
Denial rate34.7%19.9%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more4.0%14.1%15.6%
Average originated loan$198k$231k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households12.052.448.0
Home purchase share of originations62.1%58.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share10.3%12.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share3.4%8.2%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp16%
0 to 0.5 pp28%
0.5 to 1 pp40%
1 to 1.5 pp12%
1.5 to 3 pp4%
3 or more pp0%

Share of 25 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Missouri). 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 62% (18)Refinancing 21% (6)Cash-out refinancing 10% (3)Other purpose 7% (2)

By type

Conventional 83% (24)FHA 10% (3)VA 3% (1)USDA 3% (1)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

031622022: 62 Applications2023: 41 Applications2024: 62 Applications2022: 32 Originations2023: 23 Originations2024: 29 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Clark County, 2022–2024

This countyMissouri

0%17.4%34.7%2022: 28.3% This county2023: 27.3% This county2024: 34.7% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Clark County, MO?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Clark County?

34.7% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 19.9% across Missouri and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Clark County in 2024?

29 loans totalling $5.7m, from 62 applications; 12.0 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 29045; 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.