Choctaw County

Alabama · FIPS 01023

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Choctaw County ranks #2,524 of 3,210, and #64 of 67 in Alabama.

Mortgage lending activity in Choctaw County, Alabama based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Choctaw County, Alabama saw 223 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 81 of those loans and denied 79, producing a denial rate of 35.4% and an approval (origination) rate of 36.3%. The average loan amount was $117,780 at an average note rate of 7.91%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $35K. 27 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.4 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

223
Applications
81
Originated
35.4%
Denial Rate
$117,780
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Choctaw County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
17.3%
Top-3 share
44.4%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Choctaw County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded 17.3% of 81 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 44.4% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Choctaw County's 223 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Choctaw County's $117,780 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Choctaw County

Rocket Mortgage funded 14 of the 81 loans originated in Choctaw County, 17.3% of the county. 27 lenders reported activity here.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Rocket Mortgage 14 17.3%
2 Regions Bank 12 14.8%
3 21st Mortgage 10 12.3%
4 Trustmark National Bank 6 7.4%
5 West Alabama Bank & Trust 4 4.9%

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Choctaw County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Choctaw County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.