Lafayette County

Florida · FIPS 12067

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Lafayette County ranks #2,734 of 3,210, and #67 of 67 in Florida.

Mortgage lending activity in Lafayette 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. Lafayette County, Florida saw 143 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 64 of those loans and denied 34, producing a denial rate of 23.8% and an approval (origination) rate of 44.8%. The average loan amount was $181,713 at an average note rate of 7.34%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 39 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.9x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.9 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.

143
Applications
64
Originated
23.8%
Denial Rate
$181,713
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Lafayette County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
10.9%
Top-3 share
25.0%
Book band
Balanced book

In Lafayette County, lead originator 21st Mortgage funded 10.9% of 64 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 25.0% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Lafayette County's 143 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Lafayette County's $181,713 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Lafayette County

21st Mortgage funded 7 of the 64 loans originated in Lafayette County, 10.9% of the county. 39 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 Lafayette County borrowers.

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