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Hettinger County, North Dakota

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

FIPS 38041
Households 1,130
Population 2,419

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.

Hettinger County, North Dakota, saw 47 HMDA-reported applications and 26 originations ($5.1m) in 2024.

That is 23.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 39.6 for North Dakota and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 35.7%, above the state rate of 14.3%.

Originations were up 44% on 2023.

47applications, 2024
26loans originated$5.1m
35.7%denial rateND 14.3% · US 24.3%
23.0originations 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 rate35.7%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$195k$244k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households23.039.648.0
Home purchase share of originations73.1%63.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share23.1%13.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share7.7%9.5%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 73% (19)Home improvement 12% (3)Refinancing 8% (2)Cash-out refinancing 4% (1)Other purpose 4% (1)

By type

Conventional 62% (16)FHA 23% (6)VA 8% (2)USDA 8% (2)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

023.5472022: 32 Applications2023: 36 Applications2024: 47 Applications2022: 18 Originations2023: 18 Originations2024: 26 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Hettinger County, 2022–2024

This countyNorth Dakota

0%17.9%35.7%2024: 35.7% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Hettinger County, ND?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Hettinger County?

35.7% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 14.3% across North Dakota and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Hettinger County in 2024?

26 loans totalling $5.1m, from 47 applications; 23.0 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 38041; 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.