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Childress County, Texas
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 93 mortgage applications in Childress County, Texas, for 2024, and originated 58 loans worth $5.9m.
That is 31.6 originations per 1,000 households, against 45.0 for Texas and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 27.9%, close to the state rate of 26.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 20.9% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.
Originations were up 12% on 2023.
Most active lenders
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
Compared with Texas and the nation
| Measure | This county | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 27.9% | 26.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 20.9% | 11.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $101k | $350k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 31.6 | 45.0 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 67.2% | 72.8% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 12.1% | 19.8% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 5.2% | 10.4% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Share of 43 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Texas). 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 67% (39)Home improvement 7% (4)Refinancing 10% (6)Cash-out refinancing 10% (6)Other purpose 5% (3)
By type
Conventional 81% (47)FHA 12% (7)VA 5% (3)USDA 2% (1)
Trend by year
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Childress County, TX?
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Childress County?
27.9% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 26.0% across Texas and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Childress County in 2024?
58 loans totalling $5.9m, from 93 applications; 31.6 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 48075; 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.