York County
Nebraska · FIPS 31185
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, York County ranks #2,216 of 3,223, and #23 of 93 in Nebraska.
Mortgage lending activity in York 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. York County, Nebraska lenders denied 49 of the applications reported here, financing the rest at an average note rate of 6.44%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $34K. 57 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.
Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.5x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.5 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.
Lender concentration in York County
In York County, lead originator West Gate Bank funded 14.7% of 218 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 34.9% 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 York County's 378 HMDA applications.
Counties With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide counties nearest to York County's $153,148 average loan (deduped against volume peers).
Lenders active in York County
West Gate Bank funded 32 of the 218 loans originated in York County, 14.7% of the county. 57 lenders reported activity here.
| # | Lender | Originated | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Gate Bank | 32 | 14.7% |
| 2 | Cornerstone Bank | 25 | 11.5% |
| 3 | Paramount Residential Mortgage | 19 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Rocket Mortgage | 17 | 7.8% |
| 5 | Pinnacle Bank | 11 | 5.0% |
Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. For York County, from the FFIEC/CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024) -- county FIPS codes follow U.S. Census Bureau standards. Not financial advice for York County borrowers. 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.