Gadsden County

Florida · FIPS 12039

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Gadsden County ranks #1,105 of 3,210, and #48 of 67 in Florida.

Mortgage lending activity in Gadsden County, Florida 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. Gadsden County, Florida saw 1,516 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 503 of those loans and denied 432, producing a denial rate of 28.5% and an approval (origination) rate of 33.2%. The average loan amount was $176,761 at an average note rate of 7.07%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $40K. 129 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.4 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.

1,516
Applications
503
Originated
28.5%
Denial Rate
$176,761
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Gadsden County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
9.1%
Top-3 share
21.3%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Gadsden County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 9.1% of 503 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 21.3% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Gadsden County's 1,516 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Gadsden County's $176,761 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Gadsden County

Rocket Mortgage funded 46 of the 503 loans originated in Gadsden County, 9.1% of the county. 129 lenders reported activity here.

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 Gadsden County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Gadsden 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.