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Benson County, North Dakota

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

FIPS 38005
Households 2,025
Population 5,756

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 34 mortgage applications in Benson County, North Dakota, for 2024, and originated 18 loans worth $3.1m.

That is 8.9 originations per 1,000 households, against 39.6 for North Dakota and 48.0 nationally.

Rates are withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Originations were up 6% on 2023.

34applications, 2024
18loans originated$3.1m
—denial rateND 14.3% · US 24.3%
8.9originations per 1,000 householdsND 39.6 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with North Dakota and the nation

MeasureThis countyNorth DakotaUnited States
Denial rate—14.3%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—13.2%15.6%
Average originated loan—$244k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households8.939.648.0
Home purchase share of originations83.3%63.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share5.6%13.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share11.1%9.5%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 83% (15)Cash-out refinancing 11% (2)Other purpose 6% (1)

By type

Conventional 83% (15)FHA 6% (1)VA 11% (2)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

020.5412022: 36 Applications2023: 41 Applications2024: 34 Applications2022: 14 Originations2023: 17 Originations2024: 18 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Benson County, 2022–2024

This countyNorth Dakota

0%21.1%42.3%2022: 42.3% This county2023: 41.9% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Benson County, ND?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Benson County?

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

How many mortgages were originated in Benson County in 2024?

18 loans totalling $3.1m, from 34 applications; 8.9 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 38005; 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.