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First Bank of Berne
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Berne, Indiana. Record for 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. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
First Bank of Berne reported 474 mortgage applications under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 2024 in 2 states, of which 380 became loans it originated, for $46m in total.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 13.0%, below the national rate of 24.3% and below the Indiana rate of 21.5%. 20 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 1 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (36%) and home improvement (28%); by loan type, conventional (100%).
The largest volumes were in Indiana (343 originations) and Ohio (37 originations).
Applications were up 112% on 2023.
Compared with Indiana and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Indiana, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 13.0% | 21.5% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | — | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 15.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $122k | $216k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 36.1% | 53.1% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 0.0% | 14.5% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 0.0% | 6.0% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 4.2% | 12.5% | 14.3% |
Indiana is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
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| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 392 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 424 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 794 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 526 |
| 2022 | 358 | 297 | $49m | 8.2% | 1.2 | 358 |
| 2023 | 224 | 182 | $31m | 11.1% | — | 224 |
| 2024 | 474 | 380 | $46m | 13.0% | — | 474 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 36% (137)Home improvement 28% (105)Refinancing 21% (79)Cash-out refinancing 1% (5)Other purpose 14% (54)
By type
Conventional 100% (380)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 474 | 380 | 59 | 12.4% |
| FHA-insured | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| VA-guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 380 | 80.2% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 14 | 3.0% |
| 3 Application denied | 59 | 12.4% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 20 | 4.2% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 1 | 0.2% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 0 | 0.0% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Share of the lender's 59 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 419 | 343 | $43m | 11.5% | — |
| Ohio | 55 | 37 | $3.3m | 25.0% | — |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IN | 193 | 163 | $19m | 10.6% |
| Jay County | IN | 80 | 62 | $6.8m | 17.1% |
| Wells County | IN | 61 | 52 | $6.9m | 10.3% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did First Bank of Berne originate in 2024?
380 loans totalling $46m, from 474 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 0 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is First Bank of Berne's denial rate and how does it compare?
13.0% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 21.5% in Indiana. 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.
Which counties does First Bank of Berne lend in most?
By originations: Adams County, IN (163), Jay County, IN (62) and Wells County, IN (52).
What loan types does First Bank of Berne make?
Conventional 380, FHA 0, VA 0 and USDA 0 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 137, home improvement 105, refinancing 79, cash-out refinancing 5 and other purpose 54.
What reasons did First Bank of Berne report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (0), employment history (0) and credit history (0), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.