Sarpy County

Nebraska · FIPS 31153

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Sarpy County ranks #305 of 3,210, and #3 of 93 in Nebraska.

Mortgage lending activity in Sarpy County, Nebraska 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. Sarpy County, Nebraska saw 9,591 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 5,508 of those loans and denied 1,061, producing a denial rate of 11.1% and an approval (origination) rate of 57.4%. The average loan amount was $251,444 at an average note rate of 6.81%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 247 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.8x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.8 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.

9,591
Applications
5,508
Originated
11.1%
Denial Rate
$251,444
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Sarpy County

Top-1 share
7.7%
Top-3 share
19.4%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Sarpy County, lead originator First National Bank of Omaha funded only 7.7% of 5,508 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 19.4% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Sarpy County's 9,591 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Sarpy County's $251,444 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Sarpy County

First National Bank of Omaha funded 425 of the 5,508 loans originated in Sarpy County, 7.7% of the county. 247 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 Sarpy County borrowers.

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