Orange County
New York · FIPS 36071
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Orange County ranks #225 of 3,210, and #9 of 62 in New York.
Mortgage lending activity in Orange 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. Orange County, New York saw 12,656 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 6,877 of those loans and denied 2,654, producing a denial rate of 21.0% and an approval (origination) rate of 54.3%. The average loan amount was $297,660 at an average note rate of 7.39%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $40K. 239 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.
Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 7.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 7.4 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 Orange County
In Orange County, lead originator Hudson Valley Credit Union funded 12.0% of 6,877 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 28.0% 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 Orange County's 12,656 HMDA applications.
Counties With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide counties nearest to Orange County's $297,660 average loan (deduped against volume peers).
Lenders active in Orange County
Hudson Valley Credit Union funded 825 of the 6,877 loans originated in Orange County, 12.0% of the county. 239 lenders reported activity here.
| # | Lender | Originated | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson Valley Credit Union | 825 | 12.0% |
| 2 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 620 | 9.0% |
| 3 | Rocket Mortgage | 482 | 7.0% |
| 4 | Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC | 306 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Heritage Financial Credit Union | 305 | 4.4% |
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 Orange 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 Orange 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.