Lender Register

States › Missouri › St. Clair County

St. Clair County, Missouri

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

FIPS 29185
Households 4,071
Population 9,848

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 211 mortgage applications in St. Clair County, Missouri, for 2024, and originated 104 loans worth $18m.

That is 25.5 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 0.6 percentage points and 11.8% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

Originations were up 13% on 2023.

211applications, 2024
104loans originated$18m
34.7%denial rateMO 19.9% · US 24.3%
25.5originations 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, pp0.60.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more11.8%14.1%15.6%
Average originated loan$169k$231k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households25.552.448.0
Home purchase share of originations56.7%58.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share13.5%12.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share10.6%8.2%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp17.6%
0 to 0.5 pp21.2%
0.5 to 1 pp38.8%
1 to 1.5 pp10.6%
1.5 to 3 pp7.1%
3 or more pp4.7%

Share of 85 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 57% (59)Home improvement 10% (10)Refinancing 11% (11)Cash-out refinancing 12% (12)Other purpose 12% (12)

By type

Conventional 72% (75)FHA 13% (14)VA 11% (11)USDA 4% (4)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0106.52132022: 213 Applications2023: 171 Applications2024: 211 Applications2022: 116 Originations2023: 92 Originations2024: 104 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in St. Clair County, 2022–2024

This countyMissouri

0%17.4%34.7%2022: 26.9% This county2023: 25.4% This county2024: 34.7% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in St. Clair County, MO?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County in 2024?

104 loans totalling $18m, from 211 applications; 25.5 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 29185; 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.