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NFM, Inc
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland. 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.
NFM, Inc's 2024 HMDA filing covers 22,037 applications and 17,246 originated loans totalling $6.6bn, in 33 states.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 2.3%, below the national rate of 24.3% and below the Ohio rate of 23.5%. 3,872 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 391 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was 0.4 percentage points (national median 0.3); 6.3% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (92%) and refinancing (4%); by loan type, conventional (65%) and FHA (25%).
The largest volumes were in Ohio (2,610 originations), Florida (2,159 originations) and Maryland (2,005 originations).
Applications were up 6% on 2023.
Compared with Ohio and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Ohio, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 2.3% | 23.5% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 6.3% | 17.7% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $383k | $218k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 91.8% | 51.7% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 24.8% | 12.3% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 10.1% | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 17.6% | 14.0% | 14.3% |
Ohio 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
This lenderOhioUnited States
| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,784 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 15,680 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 31,752 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 33,781 |
| 2022 | 25,824 | 19,503 | $7.0bn | 2.9% | 0.6 | 25,869 |
| 2023 | 20,873 | 15,850 | $5.6bn | 2.7% | 0.6 | 20,914 |
| 2024 | 22,037 | 17,246 | $6.6bn | 2.3% | 0.4 | 22,075 |
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 92% (15,825)Refinancing 4% (742)Cash-out refinancing 4% (679)
By type
Conventional 65% (11,188)FHA 25% (4,281)VA 10% (1,735)USDA 0% (42)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 14,215 | 11,188 | 189 | 1.3% |
| FHA-insured | 5,572 | 4,281 | 198 | 3.6% |
| VA-guaranteed | 2,183 | 1,735 | 23 | 1.1% |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 67 | 42 | 5 | 7.5% |
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 | 17,246 | 78.1% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 113 | 0.5% |
| 3 Application denied | 415 | 1.9% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 3,872 | 17.5% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 391 | 1.8% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 38 | 0.2% |
| 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 415 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 3,375 | 2,610 | $726m | 1.2% | 0.7 |
| Florida | 2,760 | 2,159 | $883m | 3.8% | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 2,547 | 2,005 | $765m | 2.3% | 0.5 |
| Virginia | 1,746 | 1,466 | $625m | 1.1% | 0.5 |
| New Jersey | 1,603 | 1,205 | $412m | 3.3% | 0.5 |
| Arizona | 1,185 | 1,050 | $456m | 1.8% | -0.8 |
| North Carolina | 1,176 | 903 | $319m | 2.4% | 0.4 |
| Washington | 913 | 784 | $447m | 1.8% | 0.4 |
| Colorado | 861 | 675 | $298m | 0.7% | 0.3 |
| Texas | 796 | 592 | $207m | 3.6% | 0.6 |
| Georgia | 789 | 546 | $173m | 4.0% | 0.6 |
| Rhode Island | 677 | 570 | $234m | 2.0% | 0.6 |
| California | 598 | 433 | $272m | 2.0% | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 592 | 454 | $144m | 4.2% | 0.5 |
| Idaho | 297 | 216 | $69m | 0.9% | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | 290 | 200 | $71m | 5.2% | 0.7 |
| Massachusetts | 273 | 226 | $107m | 1.3% | 0.6 |
| South Carolina | 260 | 186 | $58m | 4.1% | 0.7 |
| Hawaii | 171 | 141 | $63m | 0.7% | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | 140 | 105 | $32m | 3.6% | 0.5 |
| Alabama | 117 | 71 | $16m | 5.3% | 0.9 |
| Delaware | 115 | 92 | $33m | 3.1% | 0.4 |
| Oregon | 94 | 83 | $36m | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 77 | 51 | $15m | 3.7% | 0.7 |
| Arkansas | 76 | 51 | $11m | 3.8% | 0.9 |
| District of Columbia | 74 | 57 | $31m | 5.0% | 0.2 |
| Missouri | 57 | 39 | $11m | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| Michigan | 51 | 37 | $11m | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma | 46 | 34 | $10m | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| West Virginia | 45 | 38 | $11m | 2.6% | 0.5 |
| Kentucky | 44 | 25 | $6.3m | 3.8% | — |
| Wisconsin | 41 | 35 | $9.5m | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| Indiana | 30 | 22 | $6.3m | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | OH | 1,535 | 1,181 | $333m | 1.3% |
| Maricopa County | AZ | 1,051 | 937 | $413m | 1.9% |
| Providence County | RI | 494 | 415 | $172m | 2.3% |
| Camden County | NJ | 489 | 367 | $114m | 4.6% |
| Baltimore County | MD | 424 | 344 | $122m | 2.5% |
| Anne Arundel County | MD | 423 | 344 | $158m | 1.4% |
| Burlington County | NJ | 395 | 306 | $110m | 1.0% |
| King County | WA | 353 | 302 | $199m | 1.6% |
| Baltimore city | MD | 388 | 284 | $78m | 2.7% |
| El Paso County | CO | 348 | 267 | $116m | 0.0% |
| Polk County | FL | 316 | 260 | $87m | 3.7% |
| Gloucester County | NJ | 276 | 219 | $66m | 3.0% |
| Moore County | NC | 251 | 217 | $93m | 0.9% |
| Lake County | FL | 248 | 207 | $90m | 4.6% |
| Delaware County | OH | 270 | 198 | $86m | 1.0% |
| Prince George's County | MD | 271 | 195 | $78m | 6.2% |
| Pierce County | WA | 225 | 195 | $98m | 1.5% |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 235 | 178 | $87m | 1.7% |
| San Bernardino County | CA | 214 | 175 | $106m | 0.6% |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 220 | 170 | $84m | 8.5% |
| Osceola County | FL | 200 | 170 | $72m | 4.0% |
| Snohomish County | WA | 168 | 152 | $88m | 1.9% |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 174 | 151 | $55m | 1.3% |
| Loudoun County | VA | 165 | 146 | $97m | 0.0% |
| Fairfield County | OH | 189 | 144 | $43m | 0.0% |
| Licking County | OH | 170 | 140 | $40m | 0.7% |
| Pinellas County | FL | 179 | 137 | $56m | 0.0% |
| Fairfax County | VA | 160 | 133 | $79m | 1.5% |
| Wake County | NC | 178 | 132 | $50m | 1.5% |
| Henrico County | VA | 152 | 128 | $44m | 2.3% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
VA-guaranteed loans by month
All VA loansPurchase
| Month | All | Purchase | Cash-out | IRRRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did NFM, Inc originate in 2024?
17,246 loans totalling $6.6bn, from 22,037 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 38 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is NFM, Inc's denial rate and how does it compare?
2.3% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 23.5% in Ohio. 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 NFM, Inc lend in most?
By originations: Franklin County, OH (1,181), Maricopa County, AZ (937), Providence County, RI (415), Camden County, NJ (367) and Baltimore County, MD (344).
What loan types does NFM, Inc make?
Conventional 11,188, FHA 4,281, VA 1,735 and USDA 42 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 15,825, home improvement 0, refinancing 742, cash-out refinancing 679 and other purpose 0.
What reasons did NFM, Inc report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (163), collateral (74) and credit history (53), 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 and VA loan volume from the Department of Veterans Affairs lender statistics. 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; VA lender statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 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.