Strafford County

New Hampshire · FIPS 33017

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Strafford County ranks #522 of 3,210, and #4 of 10 in New Hampshire.

Mortgage lending activity in Strafford County, New Hampshire 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. Strafford County, New Hampshire saw 4,840 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 2,807 of those loans and denied 787, producing a denial rate of 16.3% and an approval (origination) rate of 58.0%. The average loan amount was $306,455 at an average note rate of 7.36%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 206 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 8.1x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 8.1 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.

4,840
Applications
2,807
Originated
16.3%
Denial Rate
$306,455
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Strafford County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
9.2%
Top-3 share
23.7%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Strafford County, lead originator Cmg Mortgage INC funded only 9.2% of 2,807 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 23.7% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Strafford County's 4,840 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Strafford County's $306,455 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Strafford County

Cmg Mortgage INC funded 258 of the 2,807 loans originated in Strafford County, 9.2% of the county. 206 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 Strafford County borrowers.

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