Hunterdon County

New Jersey · FIPS 34019

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Hunterdon County ranks #493 of 3,210, and #19 of 21 in New Jersey.

Mortgage lending activity in Hunterdon County, New Jersey 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. Hunterdon County, New Jersey saw 5,173 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 2,647 of those loans and denied 824, producing a denial rate of 15.9% and an approval (origination) rate of 51.2%. The average loan amount was $335,518 at an average note rate of 7.43%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 286 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 8.8x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 8.8 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.

5,173
Applications
2,647
Originated
15.9%
Denial Rate
$335,518
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Hunterdon County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
7.0%
Top-3 share
17.5%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Hunterdon County, lead originator Pnc Bank N.A. funded only 7.0% of 2,647 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 17.5% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Hunterdon County's 5,173 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Hunterdon County's $335,518 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Hunterdon County

Pnc Bank N.A. funded 185 of the 2,647 loans originated in Hunterdon County, 7.0% of the county. 286 lenders reported activity here.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Pnc Bank N.A. 185 7.0%
2 Rocket Mortgage 159 6.0%
3 United Wholesale Mortgage 119 4.5%
4 TD Bank 112 4.2%
5 Bank of America NA 99 3.7%

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 Hunterdon County borrowers.

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