Nicollet County

Minnesota · FIPS 27103

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Nicollet County ranks #1,561 of 3,210, and #37 of 87 in Minnesota.

Mortgage lending activity in Nicollet County, Minnesota 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. Nicollet County, Minnesota saw 850 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 575 of those loans and denied 91, producing a denial rate of 10.7% and an approval (origination) rate of 67.6%. The average loan amount was $260,212 at an average note rate of 6.98%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 111 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 7.0x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 7.0 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.

850
Applications
575
Originated
10.7%
Denial Rate
$260,212
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Nicollet County

Top-1 share
15.1%
Top-3 share
24.2%
Book band
Balanced book

In Nicollet County, lead originator United Wholesale Mortgage funded 15.1% of 575 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 24.2% 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 Nicollet County's 850 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Nicollet County's $260,212 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Nicollet County

United Wholesale Mortgage funded 87 of the 575 loans originated in Nicollet County, 15.1% of the county. 111 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 Nicollet County borrowers.

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