Miller County

Missouri · FIPS 29131

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Miller County ranks #1,387 of 3,210, and #37 of 115 in Missouri.

Mortgage lending activity in Miller 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. Miller County, Missouri saw 1,040 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 536 of those loans and denied 189, producing a denial rate of 18.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 51.5%. The average loan amount was $190,462 at an average note rate of 7.01%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 98 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 5.1x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 5.1 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.

1,040
Applications
536
Originated
18.2%
Denial Rate
$190,462
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Miller County

Top-1 share
24.6%
Top-3 share
41.6%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Miller County, lead originator The Central Trust Bank funded 24.6% of 536 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 41.6% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Miller County's 1,040 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Miller County's $190,462 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Miller County

The Central Trust Bank funded 132 of the 536 loans originated in Miller County, 24.6% of the county. 98 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 Miller County borrowers.

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