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Morris County, Texas

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

FIPS 48343
Households 4,895
Population 12,184

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.

Morris County, Texas, saw 375 HMDA-reported applications and 191 originations ($34m) in 2024.

That is 39.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 45.0 for Texas and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 25.5%, close to the state rate of 26.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.9 percentage points and 23.7% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

1 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were 21st Mortgage (10).

Originations were up 26% on 2023.

375applications, 2024
191loans originated$34m
25.5%denial rateTX 26.0% · US 24.3%
39.0originations per 1,000 householdsTX 45.0 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
121st Mortgage4310$1.2m56.3%—

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 1. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Texas and the nation

MeasureThis countyTexasUnited States
Denial rate25.5%26.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.90.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more23.7%11.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$178k$350k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households39.045.048.0
Home purchase share of originations69.6%72.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share16.2%19.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share11.0%10.4%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp21.6%
0 to 0.5 pp15.1%
0.5 to 1 pp20.9%
1 to 1.5 pp18.7%
1.5 to 3 pp15.8%
3 or more pp7.9%

Share of 139 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 70% (133)Home improvement 3% (5)Refinancing 10% (19)Cash-out refinancing 12% (22)Other purpose 6% (12)

By type

Conventional 71% (135)FHA 16% (31)VA 11% (21)USDA 2% (4)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0210.54212022: 421 Applications2023: 357 Applications2024: 375 Applications2022: 218 Originations2023: 152 Originations2024: 191 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Morris County, 2022–2024

This countyTexas

0%20.6%41.2%2022: 28.5% This county2023: 41.2% This county2024: 25.5% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Morris County, TX?

By 2024 originations: 21st Mortgage (10). 1 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Morris County?

25.5% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 26.0% across Texas and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Morris County in 2024?

191 loans totalling $34m, from 375 applications; 39.0 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 48343; 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.