Niagara County
New York · FIPS 36063
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Niagara County ranks #439 of 3,210, and #17 of 62 in New York.
Mortgage lending activity in Niagara 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. Niagara County, New York saw 5,992 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 3,561 of those loans and denied 1,018, producing a denial rate of 17.0% and an approval (origination) rate of 59.4%. The average loan amount was $281,956 at an average note rate of 6.87%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 135 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.
Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 7.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 7.6 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.
Lender concentration in Niagara County
In Niagara County, lead originator Cornerstone Community FCU funded 13.0% of 3,561 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 30.9% 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 Niagara County's 5,992 HMDA applications.
Counties With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide counties nearest to Niagara County's $281,956 average loan (deduped against volume peers).
Lenders active in Niagara County
Cornerstone Community FCU funded 463 of the 3,561 loans originated in Niagara County, 13.0% of the county. 135 lenders reported activity here.
| # | Lender | Originated | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornerstone Community FCU | 463 | 13.0% |
| 2 | M&T Bank | 329 | 9.2% |
| 3 | Rocket Mortgage | 310 | 8.7% |
| 4 | Premium Mortgage Corporation | 296 | 8.3% |
| 5 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 284 | 8.0% |
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 Niagara County borrowers.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Niagara 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.