Warren County

Iowa · FIPS 19181

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Warren County ranks #781 of 3,210, and #10 of 99 in Iowa.

Mortgage lending activity in Warren 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. Warren County, Iowa saw 2,623 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,656 of those loans and denied 265, producing a denial rate of 10.1% and an approval (origination) rate of 63.1%. The average loan amount was $222,061 at an average note rate of 6.73%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 147 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.2x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.2 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.

2,623
Applications
1,656
Originated
10.1%
Denial Rate
$222,061
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Warren County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
8.6%
Top-3 share
22.2%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Warren County, lead originator Veridian Credit Union funded only 8.6% of 1,656 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 22.2% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Warren County's 2,623 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Warren County's $222,061 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Warren County

Veridian Credit Union funded 142 of the 1,656 loans originated in Warren County, 8.6% of the county. 147 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 Warren County borrowers.

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