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Cathay Bank in New York
HMDA record for properties in New York, calendar year 2024. National record · New York overview
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.
In New York, Cathay Bank reported 793 applications and 618 originations for 2024, $483m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 5.9%, below the New York rate of 25.4% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 8.9%.
The median rate spread on its New York originations was -0.1 percentage points (state median 0.3).
Applications in the state were down 44% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In New York | New York, all lenders | Cathay Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 5.9% | 25.4% | 8.9% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 0.0% | 15.0% | 0.0% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $782k | $446k | $871k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 88.2% | 55.3% | 83.3% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 7.4% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateNew York, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in New York
By purpose
Home purchase 88% (545)Home improvement 0% (2)Refinancing 6% (34)Cash-out refinancing 6% (37)
By type
Conventional 100% (618)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 42 denials in New York by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in New York
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens County | 328 | 243 | $159m | 7.4% |
| Kings County | 168 | 147 | $180m | 1.9% |
| Nassau County | 129 | 103 | $67m | 3.4% |
| Richmond County | 81 | 63 | $28m | 4.2% |
| Suffolk County | 30 | 22 | $10m | 10.3% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Cathay Bank originate in New York in 2024?
618 loans totalling $483m, from 793 applications reported for properties in New York.
What is Cathay Bank's denial rate in New York?
5.9% of decided applications in New York were denied, against 25.4% for all lenders in the state and 8.9% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which New York counties does Cathay Bank lend in most?
By originations: Queens County (243), Kings County (147), Nassau County (103), Richmond County (63), Suffolk County (22).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in New York. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.