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Garden County, Nebraska

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

FIPS 31069
Households 858
Population 1,804

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.

Garden County, Nebraska, saw 32 HMDA-reported applications and 17 originations ($2.0m) in 2024.

That is 19.8 originations per 1,000 households, against 48.1 for Nebraska and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 30.8%, above the state rate of 17.2%.

Originations were up 55% on 2023.

32applications, 2024
17loans originated$2.0m
30.8%denial rateNE 17.2% · US 24.3%
19.8originations per 1,000 householdsNE 48.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Nebraska and the nation

MeasureThis countyNebraskaUnited States
Denial rate30.8%17.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—13.8%15.6%
Average originated loan—$231k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households19.848.148.0
Home purchase share of originations47.1%59.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share5.9%10.4%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share5.9%8.7%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 47% (8)Home improvement 18% (3)Refinancing 12% (2)Cash-out refinancing 12% (2)Other purpose 12% (2)

By type

Conventional 88% (15)FHA 6% (1)VA 6% (1)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

027542022: 54 Applications2023: 18 Applications2024: 32 Applications2022: 26 Originations2023: 11 Originations2024: 17 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Garden County, 2022–2024

This countyNebraska

0%15.4%30.8%2022: 27% This county2024: 30.8% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Garden County, NE?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Garden County?

30.8% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 17.2% across Nebraska and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Garden County in 2024?

17 loans totalling $2.0m, from 32 applications; 19.8 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 31069; 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.