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Barbour County, West Virginia

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

FIPS 54001
Households 6,152
Population 15,369

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.

Barbour County, West Virginia, saw 241 HMDA-reported applications and 113 originations ($19m) in 2024.

That is 18.4 originations per 1,000 households, against 37.3 for West Virginia and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 33.3%, above the state rate of 28.3%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.7 percentage points and 23.6% 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 (9).

Originations were up 6% on 2023.

241applications, 2024
113loans originated$19m
33.3%denial rateWV 28.3% · US 24.3%
18.4originations per 1,000 householdsWV 37.3 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc489$1.5m66.7%—

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 West Virginia and the nation

MeasureThis countyWest VirginiaUnited States
Denial rate33.3%28.3%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.70.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more23.6%15.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$165k$195k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households18.437.348.0
Home purchase share of originations65.5%61.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share26.5%17.5%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share11.5%9.4%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp15.1%
0 to 0.5 pp19.8%
0.5 to 1 pp20.8%
1 to 1.5 pp20.8%
1.5 to 3 pp13.2%
3 or more pp10.4%

Share of 106 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: West 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 65% (74)Home improvement 7% (8)Refinancing 5% (6)Cash-out refinancing 18% (20)Other purpose 4% (5)

By type

Conventional 55% (62)FHA 27% (30)VA 12% (13)USDA 7% (8)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0131.52632022: 263 Applications2023: 249 Applications2024: 241 Applications2022: 127 Originations2023: 107 Originations2024: 113 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Barbour County, 2022–2024

This countyWest Virginia

0%18.7%37.4%2022: 36.7% This county2023: 37.4% This county2024: 33.3% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Barbour County, WV?

By 2024 originations: Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc (9). 1 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Barbour County?

33.3% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 28.3% across West Virginia and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Barbour County in 2024?

113 loans totalling $19m, from 241 applications; 18.4 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 54001; 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.