Seneca County

New York · FIPS 36099

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Seneca County ranks #1,679 of 3,210, and #57 of 62 in New York.

Mortgage lending activity in Seneca 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. Seneca County, New York saw 746 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 446 of those loans and denied 159, producing a denial rate of 21.3% and an approval (origination) rate of 59.8%. The average loan amount was $157,560 at an average note rate of 6.99%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 58 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.4 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.

746
Applications
446
Originated
21.3%
Denial Rate
$157,560
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Seneca County

Top-1 share
16.6%
Top-3 share
37.7%
Book band
Balanced book

In Seneca County, lead originator The Lyons National Bank funded 16.6% of 446 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 37.7% 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 Seneca County's 746 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Seneca County's $157,560 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Seneca County

The Lyons National Bank funded 74 of the 446 loans originated in Seneca County, 16.6% of the county. 58 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 Seneca County borrowers.

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