Fayette County

Georgia · FIPS 13113

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Fayette County ranks #435 of 3,210, and #20 of 159 in Georgia.

Mortgage lending activity in Fayette County, Georgia 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. Fayette County, Georgia saw 6,095 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 2,872 of those loans and denied 1,243, producing a denial rate of 20.4% and an approval (origination) rate of 47.1%. The average loan amount was $396,019 at an average note rate of 7.28%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 292 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 10.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 10.4 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.

6,095
Applications
2,872
Originated
20.4%
Denial Rate
$396,019
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Fayette County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
9.2%
Top-3 share
24.2%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Fayette County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 9.2% of 2,872 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 24.2% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Fayette County's 6,095 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Fayette County's $396,019 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Fayette County

Rocket Mortgage funded 263 of the 2,872 loans originated in Fayette County, 9.2% of the county. 292 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 Fayette County borrowers.

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