Franklin County

Maine · FIPS 23007

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Franklin County ranks #1,431 of 3,210, and #15 of 16 in Maine.

Mortgage lending activity in Franklin County, Maine 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. Franklin County, Maine saw 996 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 565 of those loans and denied 152, producing a denial rate of 15.3% and an approval (origination) rate of 56.7%. The average loan amount was $239,558 at an average note rate of 7.18%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 126 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.5x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.5 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.

996
Applications
565
Originated
15.3%
Denial Rate
$239,558
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Franklin County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
17.3%
Top-3 share
29.9%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Franklin County, lead originator Bangor Savings Bank funded 17.3% of 565 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 29.9% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Franklin County's 996 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Franklin County's $239,558 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Franklin County

Bangor Savings Bank funded 98 of the 565 loans originated in Franklin County, 17.3% of the county. 126 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 Franklin County borrowers.

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