Lewis County

New York · FIPS 36049

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Lewis County ranks #1,681 of 3,210, and #58 of 62 in New York.

Mortgage lending activity in Lewis County, New York 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. Lewis County, New York saw 743 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 446 of those loans and denied 139, producing a denial rate of 18.7% and an approval (origination) rate of 60.0%. The average loan amount was $131,851 at an average note rate of 6.74%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 52 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.6 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.

743
Applications
446
Originated
18.7%
Denial Rate
$131,851
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Lewis County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
25.1%
Top-3 share
53.6%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Lewis County, lead originator Northern Credit Union funded 25.1% of 446 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 53.6% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Lewis County's 743 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Lewis County's $131,851 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Lewis County

Northern Credit Union funded 112 of the 446 loans originated in Lewis County, 25.1% of the county. 52 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 Lewis County borrowers.

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