Shelby County

Missouri · FIPS 29205

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Shelby County ranks #2,894 of 3,210, and #108 of 115 in Missouri.

Mortgage lending activity in Shelby 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. Shelby County, Missouri saw 88 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 36 of those loans and denied 15, producing a denial rate of 17.1% and an approval (origination) rate of 40.9%. The average loan amount was $113,523 at an average note rate of 7.64%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 24 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.1x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.1 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.

88
Applications
36
Originated
17.1%
Denial Rate
$113,523
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Shelby County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
13.9%
Top-3 share
30.6%
Book band
Balanced book

In Shelby County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded 13.9% of 36 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 30.6% 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 Shelby County's 88 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Shelby County's $113,523 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Shelby County

Rocket Mortgage funded 5 of the 36 loans originated in Shelby County, 13.9% of the county. 24 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 Shelby County borrowers.

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