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Garfield County, Nebraska
Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.
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 29 mortgage applications in Garfield County, Nebraska, for 2024, and originated 21 loans worth $3.4m.
That is 30.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 48.1 for Nebraska and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 15.4%, close to the state rate of 17.2%.
Originations were up 133% on 2023.
Most active lenders
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
Compared with Nebraska and the nation
| Measure | This county | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 15.4% | 17.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | — | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | — | $231k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 30.0 | 48.1 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 57.1% | 59.8% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 4.8% | 10.4% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 8.7% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 57% (12)Home improvement 5% (1)Refinancing 24% (5)Other purpose 14% (3)
By type
Conventional 95% (20)FHA 5% (1)
Trend by year
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Garfield County, NE?
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Garfield County?
15.4% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 17.2% across Nebraska and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Garfield County in 2024?
21 loans totalling $3.4m, from 29 applications; 30.0 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 31071; 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.