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Galax city, Virginia

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

FIPS 51640
Households 2,763
Population 6,739

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 221 mortgage applications in Galax city, Virginia, for 2024, and originated 121 loans worth $19m.

That is 43.8 originations per 1,000 households, against 54.4 for Virginia and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 27.2%, above the state rate of 22.1%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.7 percentage points and 13.7% 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 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc (8).

Originations were up 14% on 2023.

221applications, 2024
121loans originated$19m
27.2%denial rateVA 22.1% · US 24.3%
43.8originations per 1,000 householdsVA 54.4 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc328$1.4m——

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 Virginia and the nation

MeasureThis countyVirginiaUnited States
Denial rate27.2%22.1%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.70.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more13.7%16.5%15.6%
Average originated loan$156k$352k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households43.854.448.0
Home purchase share of originations66.1%55.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share16.5%11.7%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share8.3%16.4%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp18.9%
0 to 0.5 pp23.2%
0.5 to 1 pp23.2%
1 to 1.5 pp21.1%
1.5 to 3 pp8.4%
3 or more pp5.3%

Share of 95 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Virginia). 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 66% (80)Home improvement 5% (6)Refinancing 9% (11)Cash-out refinancing 12% (15)Other purpose 7% (9)

By type

Conventional 71% (86)FHA 17% (20)VA 8% (10)USDA 4% (5)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0121.52432022: 243 Applications2023: 206 Applications2024: 221 Applications2022: 149 Originations2023: 106 Originations2024: 121 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Galax city, 2022–2024

This countyVirginia

0%13.7%27.3%2022: 18.1% This county2023: 27.3% This county2024: 27.2% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Galax city, VA?

By 2024 originations: Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc (8). 1 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Galax city?

27.2% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 22.1% across Virginia and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Galax city in 2024?

121 loans totalling $19m, from 221 applications; 43.8 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 51640; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.