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Ray County, Missouri

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

FIPS 29177
Households 9,116
Population 23,199

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.

Ray County, Missouri, saw 831 HMDA-reported applications and 506 originations ($94m) in 2024.

That is 55.5 originations per 1,000 households, against 52.4 for Missouri and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 21.5%, close to the state rate of 19.9%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 12.1% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

9 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Communityamerica Credit Union (33), Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. (30) and NBH Bank (26).

Originations were up 5% on 2023.

831applications, 2024
506loans originated$94m
21.5%denial rateMO 19.9% · US 24.3%
55.5originations per 1,000 householdsMO 52.4 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Communityamerica Credit Union6233$5.0m26.0%—
2Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc.3830$7.1m3.2%—
3NBH Bank4226$2.6m28.9%—
4Rocket Mortgage4026$5.1m27.8%—
5Leaderone Financial Corp.2523$4.6m——
6Community Bank of Missouri3022$3.1m17.2%—
7United Wholesale Mortgage2821$4.9m15.4%—
8Fairway Independent Mort Corp2721$4.1m——
9Primelending2620$3.9m——

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 9. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Missouri and the nation

MeasureThis countyMissouriUnited States
Denial rate21.5%19.9%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more12.1%14.1%15.6%
Average originated loan$186k$231k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households55.552.448.0
Home purchase share of originations59.9%58.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share19.8%12.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share8.5%8.2%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp21.7%
0 to 0.5 pp27.3%
0.5 to 1 pp23.2%
1 to 1.5 pp15.7%
1.5 to 3 pp7.7%
3 or more pp4.3%

Share of 414 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 60% (303)Home improvement 7% (35)Refinancing 12% (60)Cash-out refinancing 14% (69)Other purpose 7% (37)

By type

Conventional 67% (340)FHA 20% (100)VA 8% (43)USDA 5% (23)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0487.59752022: 975 Applications2023: 774 Applications2024: 831 Applications2022: 608 Originations2023: 480 Originations2024: 506 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Ray County, 2022–2024

This countyMissouri

0%11.2%22.3%2022: 17.2% This county2023: 22.3% This county2024: 21.5% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Ray County, MO?

By 2024 originations: Communityamerica Credit Union (33), Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. (30), NBH Bank (26), Rocket Mortgage (26), Leaderone Financial Corp. (23). 9 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Ray County?

21.5% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 19.9% across Missouri and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Ray County in 2024?

506 loans totalling $94m, from 831 applications; 55.5 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 29177; 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.