Hickory County

Missouri · FIPS 29085

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Hickory County ranks #2,172 of 3,210, and #69 of 115 in Missouri.

Mortgage lending activity in Hickory County, Missouri 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. Hickory County, Missouri saw 397 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 226 of those loans and denied 71, producing a denial rate of 17.9% and an approval (origination) rate of 56.9%. The average loan amount was $143,741 at an average note rate of 7.39%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 68 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.0x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.0 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.

397
Applications
226
Originated
17.9%
Denial Rate
$143,741
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Hickory County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
26.1%
Top-3 share
42.5%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Hickory County, lead originator Oakstar Bank funded 26.1% of 226 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 42.5% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Hickory County's 397 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Hickory County's $143,741 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Hickory County

Oakstar Bank funded 59 of the 226 loans originated in Hickory County, 26.1% of the county. 68 lenders reported activity here.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Oakstar Bank 59 26.1%
2 LimeBank 21 9.3%
3 Rocket Mortgage 16 7.1%
4 Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. 8 3.5%
5 Us Bank, N.A. 7 3.1%

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 Hickory County borrowers.

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