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Hall County, Nebraska

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

FIPS 31079
Households 24,587
Population 62,869

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.

Hall County, Nebraska, saw 1,514 HMDA-reported applications and 1,071 originations ($197m) in 2024.

That is 43.6 originations per 1,000 households, against 48.1 for Nebraska and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 15.7%, close to the state rate of 17.2%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 17.6% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

19 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Exchange Bank (88), Five Points Bank (83) and First National Bank of Omaha (72).

Originations were about level with 2023.

1,514applications, 2024
1,071loans originated$197m
15.7%denial rateNE 17.2% · US 24.3%
43.6originations per 1,000 householdsNE 48.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Exchange Bank9288$21m0.0%—
2Five Points Bank9383$11m5.7%—
3First National Bank of Omaha11272$11m20.7%—
4Pinnacle Bank8869$14m11.4%—
5Peoples Mortgage Company7665$14m0.0%—
6Home Federal Savings and Loan7363$9.0m4.4%—
7Charter West Bank8861$14m10.1%—
8Fairway Independent Mort Corp6759$10m1.7%—
9Rocket Mortgage6650$9.1m16.4%—
10Centris Federal Credit Union6846$4.1m21.3%—
11Gateway First Bank4942$8.2m6.7%—
12Bruning Bank4440$12m2.4%—
13Equitable Bank4839$6.7m9.1%—
14Pathway Bank3933$4.0m15.4%—
15West Gate Bank3229$6.1m0.0%—
16Union Bank and Trust Company2817$2.9m——
17Us Bank, N.A.5914$1.5m70.2%—
18Discover Bank3710$790k69.7%—
19Wells Fargo Bank NA269$2.1m——

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 19. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Nebraska and the nation

MeasureThis countyNebraskaUnited States
Denial rate15.7%17.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more17.6%13.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$184k$231k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households43.648.148.0
Home purchase share of originations61.2%59.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share17.1%10.4%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share4.1%8.7%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp25.6%
0 to 0.5 pp25.6%
0.5 to 1 pp20.7%
1 to 1.5 pp10.5%
1.5 to 3 pp8.4%
3 or more pp9.2%

Share of 706 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Nebraska). 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 61% (655)Home improvement 9% (94)Refinancing 10% (109)Cash-out refinancing 11% (115)Other purpose 9% (98)

By type

Conventional 79% (843)FHA 17% (183)VA 4% (44)USDA 0% (1)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0958.51,9172022: 1,917 Applications2023: 1,509 Applications2024: 1,514 Applications2022: 1,369 Originations2023: 1,042 Originations2024: 1,071 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Hall County, 2022–2024

This countyNebraska

0%8.6%17.2%2022: 14.9% This county2023: 15.8% This county2024: 15.7% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Hall County, NE?

By 2024 originations: Exchange Bank (88), Five Points Bank (83), First National Bank of Omaha (72), Pinnacle Bank (69), Peoples Mortgage Company (65). 19 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Hall County?

15.7% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 17.2% across Nebraska and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Hall County in 2024?

1,071 loans totalling $197m, from 1,514 applications; 43.6 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 31079; 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.