Randolph County

North Carolina · FIPS 37151

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Randolph County ranks #452 of 3,210, and #23 of 100 in North Carolina.

Mortgage lending activity in Randolph 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. Randolph County, North Carolina saw 5,761 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 2,966 of those loans and denied 1,219, producing a denial rate of 21.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 51.5%. The average loan amount was $170,660 at an average note rate of 7.12%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 225 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.

5,761
Applications
2,966
Originated
21.2%
Denial Rate
$170,660
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Randolph County

Top-1 share
14.2%
Top-3 share
32.0%
Book band
Balanced book

In Randolph County, lead originator State Employees' Credit Union funded 14.2% of 2,966 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 32.0% 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 Randolph County's 5,761 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Randolph County's $170,660 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Randolph County

State Employees' Credit Union funded 420 of the 2,966 loans originated in Randolph County, 14.2% of the county. 225 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 Randolph County borrowers.

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