Henry County

Iowa · FIPS 19087

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Henry County ranks #2,199 of 3,210, and #53 of 99 in Iowa.

Mortgage lending activity in Henry County, Iowa 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. Henry County, Iowa saw 380 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 207 of those loans and denied 70, producing a denial rate of 18.4% and an approval (origination) rate of 54.5%. The average loan amount was $133,816 at an average note rate of 6.38%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 51 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.7x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.7 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.

380
Applications
207
Originated
18.4%
Denial Rate
$133,816
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Henry County

Top-1 share
15.5%
Top-3 share
34.3%
Book band
Balanced book

In Henry County, lead originator Community 1st Credit Union funded 15.5% of 207 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 34.3% 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 Henry County's 380 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Henry County's $133,816 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Henry County

Community 1st Credit Union funded 32 of the 207 loans originated in Henry County, 15.5% of the county. 51 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 Henry County borrowers.

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