Madison County

New York · FIPS 36053

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Madison County ranks #994 of 3,210, and #36 of 62 in New York.

Mortgage lending activity in Madison 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. Madison County, New York saw 1,775 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,072 of those loans and denied 319, producing a denial rate of 18.0% and an approval (origination) rate of 60.4%. The average loan amount was $164,786 at an average note rate of 6.75%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 96 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.6 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.

1,775
Applications
1,072
Originated
18.0%
Denial Rate
$164,786
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Madison County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
13.6%
Top-3 share
34.0%
Book band
Balanced book

In Madison County, lead originator Americu Credit Union funded 13.6% of 1,072 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 34.0% 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 Madison County's 1,775 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Madison County's $164,786 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Madison County

Americu Credit Union funded 146 of the 1,072 loans originated in Madison County, 13.6% of the county. 96 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 Madison County borrowers.

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