Orange County

Indiana · FIPS 18117

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Orange County ranks #1,838 of 3,210, and #78 of 92 in Indiana.

Mortgage lending activity in Orange County, Indiana 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. Orange County, Indiana saw 622 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 326 of those loans and denied 123, producing a denial rate of 19.8% and an approval (origination) rate of 52.4%. The average loan amount was $139,341 at an average note rate of 7.30%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 74 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.8x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.8 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.

622
Applications
326
Originated
19.8%
Denial Rate
$139,341
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Orange County

Top-1 share
36.5%
Top-3 share
45.4%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Orange County, lead originator Hoosier Hills Credit Union funded 36.5% of 326 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 45.4% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Orange County's 622 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Orange County's $139,341 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Orange County

Hoosier Hills Credit Union funded 119 of the 326 loans originated in Orange County, 36.5% of the county. 74 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 Orange County borrowers.

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