Pike County

Illinois · FIPS 17149

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Pike County ranks #2,495 of 3,210, and #82 of 102 in Illinois.

Mortgage lending activity in Pike County, Illinois 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. Pike County, Illinois saw 234 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 117 of those loans and denied 27, producing a denial rate of 11.5% and an approval (origination) rate of 50.0%. The average loan amount was $120,000 at an average note rate of 6.73%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $34K. 32 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.5x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.5 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.

234
Applications
117
Originated
11.5%
Denial Rate
$120,000
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Pike County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
23.9%
Top-3 share
42.7%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Pike County, lead originator United Community Bank funded 23.9% of 117 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 42.7% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Pike County's 234 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Pike County's $120,000 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Pike County

United Community Bank funded 28 of the 117 loans originated in Pike County, 23.9% of the county. 32 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 Pike County borrowers.

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