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Orange County, Texas

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

FIPS 48361
Households 32,437
Population 86,115

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.

Orange County, Texas, saw 2,342 HMDA-reported applications and 1,234 originations ($233m) in 2024.

That is 38.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 45.0 for Texas and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 28.8%, above the state rate of 26.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 17.1% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

23 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were United Wholesale Mortgage (75), Neches Federal Credit Union (72) and 21st Mortgage (69).

Originations were down 6% on 2023.

2,342applications, 2024
1,234loans originated$233m
28.8%denial rateTX 26.0% · US 24.3%
38.0originations per 1,000 householdsTX 45.0 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1United Wholesale Mortgage9575$15m8.5%—
2Neches Federal Credit Union8472$8.9m9.5%—
321st Mortgage31769$7.5m63.8%—
4Sabine Federal Credit Union9764$8.5m20.7%—
5Guild Mortgage Company6451$11m1.7%—
6First Financial Bank6550$8.8m13.6%—
7Fivepoint Credit Union7447$7.0m26.4%—
8Dugood Federal Credit Union6245$5.3m17.9%—
9Mct Credit Union5142$5.1m8.7%—
10FBC Mortgage, LLC4542$9.2m0.0%—
11Rocket Mortgage7041$8.2m30.0%—
12Fairway Independent Mort Corp4538$8.9m2.6%—
13Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC5237$7.8m0.0%—
14DSLD Mortgage LLC4235$8.2m5.4%—
15Flagstar Bank NA4234$6.8m19.0%—
16Rave Financial Credit Union5830$3.9m36.8%—
17Canopy Mortgage, LLC4429$6.8m0.0%—
18Mortgage Research Center4324$5.8m10.7%—
19Nations Reliable Lending, LLC2523$4.3m——
20DHI Mortgage Company, LTD.2819$4.6m——
21Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc5812$3.9m71.1%—
22Triad Financial Services, Inc.1049$1.0m49.0%—
23Discover Bank372$110k93.1%—

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 23. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Texas and the nation

MeasureThis countyTexasUnited States
Denial rate28.8%26.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more17.1%11.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$189k$350k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households38.045.048.0
Home purchase share of originations68.5%72.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share24.2%19.8%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share9.3%10.4%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp27.2%
0 to 0.5 pp21.4%
0.5 to 1 pp20.8%
1 to 1.5 pp13.6%
1.5 to 3 pp9.7%
3 or more pp7.4%

Share of 959 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 68% (845)Home improvement 5% (67)Refinancing 11% (135)Cash-out refinancing 7% (92)Other purpose 8% (95)

By type

Conventional 65% (801)FHA 24% (299)VA 9% (115)USDA 2% (19)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

01,5703,1402022: 3,140 Applications2023: 2,546 Applications2024: 2,342 Applications2022: 1,701 Originations2023: 1,308 Originations2024: 1,234 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Orange County, 2022–2024

This countyTexas

0%15.4%30.8%2022: 26.6% This county2023: 30.8% This county2024: 28.8% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Orange County, TX?

By 2024 originations: United Wholesale Mortgage (75), Neches Federal Credit Union (72), 21st Mortgage (69), Sabine Federal Credit Union (64), Guild Mortgage Company (51). 23 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Orange County?

28.8% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 26.0% across Texas and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Orange County in 2024?

1,234 loans totalling $233m, from 2,342 applications; 38.0 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 48361; 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.