Iredell County

North Carolina · FIPS 37097

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Iredell County ranks #260 of 3,210, and #13 of 100 in North Carolina.

Mortgage lending activity in Iredell County, North Carolina 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. Iredell County, North Carolina saw 11,307 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 6,075 of those loans and denied 1,718, producing a denial rate of 15.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 53.7%. The average loan amount was $303,409 at an average note rate of 7.01%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 359 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 8.0x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 8.0 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.

11,307
Applications
6,075
Originated
15.2%
Denial Rate
$303,409
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Iredell County

Top-1 share
7.5%
Top-3 share
19.1%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Iredell County, lead originator State Employees' Credit Union funded only 7.5% of 6,075 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 19.1% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Iredell County's 11,307 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Iredell County's $303,409 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Iredell County

State Employees' Credit Union funded 453 of the 6,075 loans originated in Iredell County, 7.5% of the county. 359 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 Iredell County borrowers.

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