Macon County

Missouri · FIPS 29121

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Macon County ranks #2,274 of 3,210, and #79 of 115 in Missouri.

Mortgage lending activity in Macon 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. Macon County, Missouri saw 343 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 155 of those loans and denied 81, producing a denial rate of 23.6% and an approval (origination) rate of 45.2%. The average loan amount was $143,688 at an average note rate of 6.95%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 47 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.9x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.9 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.

343
Applications
155
Originated
23.6%
Denial Rate
$143,688
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Macon County

Top-1 share
12.3%
Top-3 share
29.7%
Book band
Balanced book

In Macon County, lead originator Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. funded 12.3% of 155 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 29.7% 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 Macon County's 343 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Macon County's $143,688 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Macon County

Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. funded 19 of the 155 loans originated in Macon County, 12.3% of the county. 47 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 Macon County borrowers.

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